Percy Jackson and the Olympians - streaming online (2024)

Rick Riordan’s book series is adapted into a young adult fantasy series for Disney

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an action-fantasy series produced by Disney. The series is based on the 5-book series of the same name by author Rick Riordan. Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz act as showrunners, while the screenplay is written by Riordan and Steinberg alongside Daphne Olive, Monica Owusu-Breen, and Joe Tracz. James Bobin directs.

The young demi-god at the heart of the story, Percy Jackson, is played by Walker Scobell (The Adam Project). He is joined by Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena, and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood, Percy’s best friend. The cast is rounded out by Lance Reddick, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Mantzoukas, Toby Stephens, Tim Sharp, and more.

• May 14, 2020
  • Author Rick Riordan makes an announcement that a Disney TV series based on Percy Jackson is in the works. (Source: Collider)
• October 25, 2021
  • James Bobin is hired to direct the pilot episode of the still untitled series. Bobin has previous experience directing productions for kids and young adults, and also already has a familiarity with the book series. (Source: Collider)
• January 25, 2022
  • Disney officially announce that the series is in production, as posted by series author Rick Riordan on Twitter. (Source: Twitter)
• April 11, 2022
  • Walker Scobell is cast in the leading role as the demi-god Percy Jackson. Scobell previously had a role in The Adam Project. (Source: Collider)
• May 5, 2022
  • Aryan Simhardi and Leah Sava Jeffries are cast as Percy’s two best friends, Grover and Annabeth, who accompany him on his quest throughout the series. (Source: Collider)
• June 2, 2022
  • Filming starts in Vancouver, and additional star power is added to the cast with the additions of Megan Mullaly, Jason Mantzoukas, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, and Tim Sharp. (Source: Variety)
• September 10, 2022
  • A teaser trailer is released, featuring a narrator reading the first lines from the novel. The members of Camp Half-Blood are also seen preparing for battle as Percy Jackson warns them of an approaching danger. (Source: YouTube)
• September 14, 2022
  • Annabeth actress Leah Jeffries confirms that filming is nearly halfway done, and hints that the production makes liberal use of CGI. (Source: Collider)
• September 28, 2022
  • Lead actor Walker Scobell reveals that Ares will appear in the series. The iconic character did not appear in the 2010 film adaptation. (Source: Collider)
• November 18, 2022
  • Jay Duplass, Timothy Omundson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are all confirmed to be cast in the series. (Source: Collider)
• January 27, 2023
  • Lance Reddick and Toby Stephens sign on to portray Zeus and Poseidon, respectively. (Source: Variety)
• February 3, 2023
  • Filming for season 1 wraps with a video announcement posted on social media. (Source: Collider)
• August 21, 2023
  • A first teaser trailer is dropped for Season 1 of the series, introducing the main characters and revealing the release date to be December 20, 2023. (Source: Variety)
• September 19, 2023
  • A new teaser for season 1 is released, giving fans a glimpse at the action-packed fantasy adaptation featuring battles, superpowers, and unbreakable friendships. (Source: The Playlist)
• November 16, 2023
  • Disney release a full-length trailer for the first season, setting up Percy's story as an outcast in a new school. (Source: The Playlist)
• November 27, 2023
  • Disney reveal the titles of season 1's 8 episodes, revealing the titles to be the same as the first book's chapter titles. Chapter one is titled “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher", while the next titles each jump five chapters until the finale, “The Prophecy Comes True". (Source: Collider)
• December 20, 2023
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians premieres on Disney+.