Get ready demigods, because Percy Jackson and the Olympians is returning for more mythological adventures on Disney+.
A second season of the TV show, based on the book series of the same name by Rick Riordan, was announced just one week after its season 1 finale aired in January 2024.
“Passengers, this is your captain from the bridge. If you look out the forward observation deck, you will see our next destination, the Sea of Monsters,” Riordan wrote via Instagram in February 2024, reacting to the renewal. “Thank you for sailing with us on board the Princess Andromeda!”
Season 1 followed Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), a troubled 12-year-old who discovers he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon. After being accused of stealing Zeus’ Master Bolt, Percy sets off on a quest with fellow demigod Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries) and his satyr protector Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri) to retrieve the weapon and clear his name.
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The next chapter is expected to follow the events of Riordan’s second Percy Jackson novel, The Sea of Monsters. Scroll down for everything to know so far about Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2:
Was a Trailer Released for ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2?
Disney released a teaser in August 2024 at D23 Expo. “Last year, I had to stop a war, but that was just the beginning,” Percy says as he takes the reins on some horses, seemingly about to ride a chariot into a gladiator-like battle.
What Is ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2 About?
Based on the second Percy Jackson novel, The Sea of Monsters, season 2 will likely be set one year after the events of season 1. In the second book, Percy returns to the demigod safe haven Camp Half-Blood, which is in disarray after the magical tree protecting its barriers is poisoned. (Zeus’ daughter Thalia was turned into the tree after nearly dying while saving a trio of campers years prior.)
Season 2 will see Percy and his friends work to save Thalia by traveling to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve The Golden Fleece, a powerful Greek artifact with the ability to heal any living thing. Grover also finds himself in the sea on his quest to find Pan, the god of the wild, after receiving his searcher’s license at the end of season 1.
When Will ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2 Premiere?
Disney+ has not announced an official release date for Percy Jackson season 2, but the Mouse House confirmed that they expected the show to return in 2025 after filming started in summer 2024.
Which ‘Percy Jackson’ Cast Members Will Return for Season 2?
In addition to Scobell, Jeffries and Simhadri returning as the show’s main trio, Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan) and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue) will be bumped up to series regulars for season 2.
Other returning cast members confirmed at the show’s D23 panel in August 2024 include Toby Stephens as Poseidon and Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus. It is likely that Virginia Kull (Sally Jackson), Adam Copeland (Ares), Glynn Turman (Chiron) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hermes) will also appear, as their characters are featured in the Sea of Monsters book.
Are There New Characters in ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2?
One major player in The Sea of Monsters book is Percy’s classmate Tyson, who becomes an integral member of his quest to save Grover and Camp Half-Blood. It was announced during San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024 that Tyson would be played by actor Daniel Diemer.
As the novel’s title suggests, The Sea of Monsters will also introduce a number of dangerous creatures, including the cyclopses, sirens and hydras, as well as the Greek goddess of magic, Circe.
At D23 in August 2024, it was announced that Kristen Schaal, Margaret Cho and Sandra Bernhard would be joining the cast as the wacky Gray Sisters. That same month, Timothy Simons was cast as the demigod Tantalus.
In September 2024, actress Tamara Smart was revealed to be playing Zeus’ daughter, Thalia. Smart shares a connection with Zeus actor Lance Reddick, as she played his daughter in Netflix’s Resident Evil series. (Reddick died at age 60 in March 2023. It has not been announced whether his role will be recast.)
Big casting news came out of Disney’s D23 Expo in Brazil in November 2024 as Andra Day was announced to be joining the cast as Annabeth’s mother, Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. “I can’t wait to bring her to life and work alongside such talented actors,” Day stated in an Instagram video.
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Will ‘Percy Jackson’ Go Beyond Season 2?
“There’s so many different ways that it could go,” Scobell said of adapting more of the Percy Jackson books during a February 2024 episode of “The Zach Sang Show” podcast. “There’s the first five books, which I think is, like, the base. We have to do all [of] those. I mean, again, I don’t know if they’re gonna do any of them, but I really hope so.”
The original five Percy Jackson books were released between 2005 and 2009. Riordan expanded the universe with The Heroes of Olympus series, which consists of five novels, before releasing a sixth Percy Jackson installment in 2023. A seventh book, titled Wrath of the Triple Goddess, is set to be released in September 2024.
