Final episode of the first year, “The prophecy is fulfilled”, is now available to subscribers of the streaming platform
The first season of Percy Jackson and the olympians came to an end last Tuesday (30) with the release of the last episode, “The prophecy is fulfilled”, on Disney+. Now, fans of Rick Riordan They are starting to hope that, soon, Disney will give the green light for a second season of the series to happen. But what are the chances of this actually happening?
Well received by critics and the public, Percy Jackson and the olympians premiered on Disney+ on December 20 last year and quickly became one of the streaming platform’s biggest hits.
Between December 25th and 31st, when only three episodes had been released, the production was already among the most watched series on the Disney service, with 700 million minutes watched during the period, according to information from the deadline.
The premiere episode alone had more than 26 million views in its first weeks on Disney+ and Hulu, another Disney streaming service, available in the United States. The following episodes were not far behind and, still according to the deadlinesurpassed 10 million views in its first weeks on the platform.
With its success, the chances of Disney investing in at least a second season, which would adapt the second book in the franchise. Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monstersare very high.
In fact, in March 2023, long before the series debuted on Disney+, the author had already announced that the company had already approved the production of the scripts for the second year, although this did not guarantee that the sequel would, in fact, happen:
“We have started to set up the writers’ room for season two. But that does NOT mean that season two is already guaranteed. It’s too early for that. But we have been approved to start developing scripts, and I think everyone’s expectation is that a Season two will happen if everything goes as planned. It’s definitely exciting to be part of the team.”wrote on his personal blog.
About Percy Jackson and the olympians
In Percy Jackson and the olympianswe follow the story of a troubled teenager, who discovers he is the son of Poseidon, the god of the seas, which makes him a demigod. However, with the powers come all the dangers, including a hunt led by Zeuswho believes that the young man stole his Master Bolt.
Percy Jackson and the olympians is starred by Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as Percy Jackson, Leah Jeffries (Empire: Fame and Power) as Annabeth Chase It is Aryan Simhadri (Twelve is too much) as Grover Underwoodwho form the protagonist trio.
The series also has Virginia Kull (Big Little Lies) as Sally Jacksonthe mother of Percy; Glynn Turman (The Supreme Voice of the Blues) as Chiron, the activities director of Camp Meio Sangue, exclusively for demigods; It is Jason Mantzoukas (The Good Place) as the god Dionysuswho was punished by Zeus and obliged to coordinate the place.
Toby Stephens (007 – A New Day to Die) as Poseidon, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) as Hermes, Timothy Omundson (Psycho) as Hephaestus, Adam Copeland (Vikings) as Ares, Jay Duplass (Transparent) as Hades It is Lance Reddick (John Wick 4: Baba Yaga) as Zeus. Watch the trailer:
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