Percy Jackson series gets first teaser

Disney + has released the first teaser for the series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, which highlights the title character played by Walker Scobbell (“The Adam Project”) arriving at Camp Half-Blood.

The series follows teenage Percy Jackson, who discovers he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and is sent to Camp Half-Blood, an exclusive shelter for demigods, where he will learn about his legacy and powers and meet his new adventure companions. , Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries, from “Empire”) and Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri, from “Too Much Twelve”).

Daughter of the goddess of wisdom Athena, Annabeth reveals herself as a huntress and strategist who ends up getting involved with the newcomer, while Grover is a young half-satyr and half-human, who becomes Percy’s best friend and protector inside and out. del Campo.

Author of the books, writer Rick Riordan is one of the producers of the attraction and defended the racial change of the character Annabeth, portrayed in the books as a blonde and played by a black actress in the series.

The cast also includes Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”), Glynn Turman (“The Ultimate Voice of the Blues”), Jason Mantzoukas (“The Good Place”), Virginia Kull (“NOS4A2”) and Timm Sharp (“Together But separated “).

The production is handled by Jon Steinberg (“The Old Man”) and directed by James Bobin, who has worked several times with Disney, in the films “The Muppets” (2011), “Muppets 2: Wanted and Loved” ( 2014), “Alice Through the Looking Glass” (2016) and in the series “The Mysterious Society Benedict”.

The series doesn’t have a premiere date yet.

Watch the trailer, currently only available in English.

Source: Terra

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