Percy Jackson still has a bright future on Disney+. The series, adapted from young adult novels, has been renewed for a 2nd season by the platform. This announcement is not really surprising given the general enthusiasm generated by the program.
Series like Marvel and Star Wars
Disney chairman Bob Iger claims that the first season was watched by more than 20 million viewers. Critically, Percy Jackson and the Olympians holds a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes in the United States and A decent average of 3.4 on AlloCiné.
A successful bet for a company that was about to launch a product on the scale of the Marvel or Star Wars series. The budget for this first season is also comparable to a Lucasfilm production.
If this first chapter of Percy Jackson was adapted from the first volume, lightning thief Season 2 should be taken logically Monsters Sea.
Rick Riordan’s Revenge
This update is also a great revenge for the author of the saga. Rick Riordan, who produced and signed on for the first two episodes of the series, has publicly distanced himself from the two film adaptations, released in 2010 and 2013. Many fans also highlighted the quality of this new retelling of the literary saga.
The eighth and final episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians marked the final appearance of Lance Reddick as Zeus. The actor died at the age of 60 on March 17, 2023 due to heart disease. The episode is dedicated to him.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is available on Disney+.
Source: Allocine
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