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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.

Logan Lerman is giving his stamp of approval for the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ series!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Logan Lerman was the first actor to bring Percy Jackson to life on screen with his role in Fox’s short-lived film franchise, which kicked off in 2010 with “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” and continued in 2013 with “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” Now rising star Walker Scobell is taking over the role in Disney+’s television series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Lerman recently surprised Scobell and the rest of the new cast by sending over his blessing during a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “The show looks amazing,” Lerman told the cast in a note. “I can’t wait to see you all crush it in your roles.

book series by Rick Riordan. It first arrived in 2005 as part of the young adult fantasy boom that included “Harry Potter,” “The Hunger Games,” “The Mortal Instruments” and “Twilight.” Created by Riordan and Jonathan Steinberg (“Black Sails”), the series follows the adventures of 12-year old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell, “The Adam Project”), as he learns that the strange events that he’s been experiencing during his New York City childhood don’t mean he’s a troubled kid, as his teachers have said — it means that he is a “demigod” who is secretly the son of the Greek god, Poseidon (Toby Stephens). “I started reading the books in third grade.

Walker Scobell is addressing a potential future movie role!

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Nissa Diederich, 20th Television‘s head of production, will step down from her position after nearly 25 years as an executive with 20th TV, Fox 21 Television Studios and its successors. Most recently, she spent the past three years as an executive VP.

Nissa Diederich, EVP, Production at 20th Television, is leaving the Disney-owned studio.

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Aramide Tinubu Transitions are challenging, and for preteens encountering those first pivotal life shifts, change can feel overwhelming. For 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who has always felt like an outsider, coming of age means godly encounters, foretold prophecies and cross-country quests. Based on the acclaimed books by Rick Riordan, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is a gorgeous, intriguing narrative about self-discovery, courage and friendship.

As the year winds down and certain shows have been pushed due to the previous WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the December lineup for television is relatively quiet this year, at least compared to the film slate. The lack of clutter, however, allows for some smaller or more niche titles to be given their due, even if we have to wait for some of the bigger returns and premieres to arrive in the new year.

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Disney+ is getting strong response to the trailer for its upcoming series Percy Jackson and The Olympians. Within 10 days of the trailer’s Nov. 16 release, it has garnered 126.5M impressions, 84.3M video views, and 1.8M engagements across Percy Jackson Series, Disney+, and talent accounts (11/16-11/26).

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The series, from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television premieres on 20th December.The eight-episode series launches with a two-episode premiere on December 20th on Disney+, followed by new episodes weekly.In this latest look at “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Percy (Walker Scobell), Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri) are put to the test on their adventure to restore order at Mount Olympus and save the world. Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J.

20th Century Fox wanted Chris Columbus‘ 2010 film “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief” to kick off a franchise that could contend with “Harry Potter.” Alas, that didn’t happen. Critics had a mixed reception about the feature, and it didn’t do well at the box office either.

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Rick Riordan published“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ” in 2005. The book introduces 12-year-old Percy, who discovers that the monsters and demon-eyed teachers who have plagued him his whole life aren’t figments of his imagination: He’s a demigod, it turns out — the child of a human woman and the water god Poseidon — and the Greek myths he grew up learning about are real. To empower his son, Haley, Riordan positioned Percy’s ADHD and dyslexia as strengths: They came from his battle instincts and his innate ability to read ancient Greek.

Disney+ has unveiled some brand new stills from the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians television series!

He wasn’t on the speakers’ list, but Percy Jackson & The Olympians creator Rick Riordan staged a surprise last-minute walk-on Sunday at New York Comic Con with his wife Becky Riordan.

The new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series adaptation is on the way and is just a couple of months away from premiering!

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While spawning a sequel, the original ‘Percy Jackson’ film, released in 2010, wasn’t the massive hit people were expecting. Aiming to be another ‘Harry Potter,’ the original film just didn’t strike a chord with critics or fans, despite being based on a massively popular series of YA books.

Michaela Zee Welcome back to Camp Half-Blood. Disney+ has released the official trailer for its “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, starring Walker Scobell as the titular 12-year-old boy, Leah Jeffries as Annabeth Chase and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. The official logline reads, “‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt.

Walker Scobell embarks upon an epic quest in the newly released teaser trailer for the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Percy Jackson” author Rick Riordan explained to Entertainment Weekly that making his franchise more diverse by casting Leah Jeffries as Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series was always staying true to the reason he wrote the “Percy Jackson” books in the first place. Jeffries’ casting last year generated backlash from racist fans upset that a Black actor was playing a character that Riordan described in his book as a blonde white girl. Riordan immediately shut down toxic fans, and now he has told EW that Jeffries’ casting is true to the spirit of his franchise, as the only reason he wrote “Percy Jackson” was because his child was having difficulty in school.

Logan Lerman is enjoying a rare night out with girlfriend Ana Corrigan!

Rick Riordan‘s “Percy Jackson & The Olympians” was one of the biggest YA fantasy series of the 2000s, capitalizing on the road paved by the “Harry Potter” series. But the 2010 and 2013 films based on the series didn’t really connect with either critics or audiences.

“Percy Jackson” fans finally have a premiere date for the long-awaited Disney+ epic series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”.

Get ready for the premiere of the new original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series!

To mark Percy Jackson’s birthday, Disney+ has released a new teaser for the upcoming original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, along with the announcement that the series, based on best-selling book series by Rick Riordan, will debut with a two-episode premiere on Dec. 20, 2023 on Disney+, followed by new episodes weekly.

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Disney+ has unveiled the first main character posters for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the fantasy series based on the series of novels by Rick Riordan. See the images below.

A Percy Jackson and the Olympians television series is on the way.

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