Series Premiere:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Cast & Crew
Matt Roush says...
Is Percy Jackson about to have his Harry Potter moment? The popular book franchise by Rick Riordan comes to streaming in a fantasy adventure series sanctioned by the author (as opposed to the disappointing film treatments). Charmer Walker Scobell takes up the sword as 12-year-old Percy, who’s shocked to discover his identity as a demigod—which explains his unusual powers and bizarre visions. He doesn’t have much time to process his new world before he’s sent on a quest, with sidekicks Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), to retrieve a purloined lightning bolt for Zeus (the late Lance Reddick) and bring order back to Olympus. There will be monsters. [First two episodes dropped Tuesday night on Disney+ and Hulu]