Disney+ is not proceeding with a second season of Disney Branded Television/20th Television’s action fantasy series American Born Chinese, which stars Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh.
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Logan Lerman, who played the title character in two Percy Jackson films a decade ago, offered praise and best wishes to the latest actor to take on the role: “I can’t imagine a better fit for Percy Jackson than Walker [Scobell],” Lerman wrote in a note read aloud to Scobell during a podcast featuring the cast and producers of the new Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
The encouraging words came during a live recording of the podcast Happy Sad Confused (watch it below). Host Josh Horowitz was moderating a panel at New York’s 92nd Street Y that included Scobell along with castmates Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, author and producer Rick Riordan and exec producer Becky Riordan when he surprised the guests with Lerman’s missive.
“The show looks amazing,” Lerman wrote. “I can’t wait to see you all crush it in your roles. You’re making a lot of people happy bringing these characters to life. I can’t imagine a better fit for Percy Jackson than Walker. You were so brilliant in The Adam Project. Hope you like eating blue food the next few years because I think you have a hit show on your hands.”
Scobell seemed caught pleasantly off guard by the note, as an understatement, that Lerman’s message “definitely does [feel good] a little bit.” Scobell said he had contacted Lerman after watching Perks of Being a Wallflower. “I really liked it. I thought it was so good I DM’d him.”
In addition to the 2012 Perks, Lerman starred in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in 2010 and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in 2013.
The premiere of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will launch on Disney+ and Hulu Dec. 20, with new episodes to be released weekly on Disney+.
Watch the Happy Sad Confused podcast taping
Disney+ is not proceeding with a second season of Disney Branded Television/20th Television’s action fantasy series American Born Chinese, which stars Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh.
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Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium,” Episode 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” For fans of Rick Riordan‘s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books, Medusa represents one of Percy’s first big victories: After being tricked into spending time with “Aunty Em,” he beheads the snake-haired woman, and her cursed, dead eyeballs are later used to turn another enemy into stone. But for those with a deeper knowledge of Greek mythology, and for many women, Medusa is a symbol of something darker. In the original myth, Medusa is a human woman who takes a vow of celibacy out of devotion to Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians has eclipsed the Goosebumps debut to become the top Disney Branded Television premiere of all time with the first episode amassing 13.3M views globally across both Disney+ and Hulu in its first six days streaming, the company said Tuesday.
Selome Hailu The first episode of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” brought in 13.3 million viewers in its first six days on Disney+ and Hulu. This number puts the series among the top five most-watched season premieres in all of 2023 on both streaming services.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” star Leah Jeffries recently spoke to Essence magazine about how her casting as Annabeth Chase in the new Disney+ series initially generated backlash from some toxic fans. Racist trolls were upset that a Black actor was cast as a character described in the books as a blonde white girl. “The White Lotus” actor Alexandra Daddario played Annabeth in Fox’s “Percy Jackson” film adaptations.
Disney+ surprised fans by premiering the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series adaptation a day early!
Selome Hailu Disney has a Christmas surprise for Rick Riordan fans: “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has launched on Disney+ and Hulu early, one night ahead of its scheduled Dec. 20 premiere. This is the second update Disney has made to the show’s release strategy: Last week, it was announced that the first episode of the series would debut on Hulu as well as Disney+ and would remain streaming through Jan.
The wait is over for Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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Disney appears to be putting quite a few eggs in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians basket.
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