Draft:Percy Jackson and the Olympians (season 1)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an American fantasy television series created by Rick Riordan and

Jonathan E. Steinberg for Disney+, based on the book series of the same name by Riordan. Walker Scobell stars as Percy Jackson, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri.

The season follows twelve-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he is accused by the Greek god Zeus of stealing his thunderbolt and races to find it and restore order to Olympus.

The first season premiered on Disney+ with two episodes on December 19, 2023, a day earlier than its December 20 scheduled date, consisting of eight episodes and releasing weekly until January 30, 2024. The season was originally expected to be released around early 2024.

On December 13, 2023, it was reported that the first episode will also be available to stream on Hulu from December 20 until January 31, 2024.

It has received positive reviews from critics, who largely praised its faithfulness to the source material, worldbuilding, and cast performances.

Main

 * Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson
 * Azriel Dalman portrays a younger Percy.
 * Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
 * Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood

Recurring

 * Andrew Alvarez as Chris Rodriguez
 * Nick Boraine as Kronos
 * Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan
 * Adam Copeland as Ares
 * Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue
 * Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson
 * Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus / Mr. D
 * Megan Mullally as Alecto / Mrs. Dodds
 * Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano
 * Toby Stephens as Poseidon
 * Glynn Turman as Chiron / Mr. Brunner

Guest

 * Suzanne Cryer as Echidna, the menacing mother of monsters.
 * Kathleen Duborg as Helena, a dryad and maternal figure for Grover.
 * Jay Duplass as Hades, the God of the Underworld.
 * Ted Dykstra as Augustus, an older satyr and acquaintance of Grover.
 * Jason Gray-Stanford as Maron, a member of the Council of Cloven Elders.
 * La Nein Harrison as Lachesis, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate who measures a person's thread of life.
 * Hiro Kanagawa as the unnamed headmaster of Yancy Academy.
 * Kanagawa also portrays Kronos' headmaster form in a dream in "We Take a Zebra to Vegas.


 * Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods and the God of thieves and travelers.
 * Jelena Milinovic as Eudora, a Nereid who works for Poseidon.
 * Olivea Morton as Nancy Bobofit, a blunt teacher's pet who relishes tormenting Percy.
 * Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa, a gorgon who lives in solitude and has a past with Percy's father.
 * Cindy Piper as Clotho, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate who weaves a person's thread of life.
 * Lance Reddick as Zeus, the ferocious King of the Olympians whose thunderbolt has been stolen. The episode Reddick appeared in, "The Prophecy Comes True", was his final television appearance, following his death in March 2023; it was dedicated to his memory.
 * Joyce Robbins as Atropos, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate of who cuts a person's thread of life.
 * Jennifer Shirley as Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi whose mummified remains are in Camp Half-Blood.
 * Sara J. Southey as Tisiphone, a member of the Furies.
 * Manoj Sood as Percy Jackson's second grade principal.
 * Garfield Wilson as Leneus, a member of the Council of Cloven Elders.
 * Julian Richings as Procrustes, a son of Poseidon, Percy's half-brother, and a waterbed salesman who stretches people to the size of the bed.
 * Travis Woloshyn as Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx.

Series author Rick Riordan makes cameo appearances as a teacher in the headmasters' office at Yancy Academy and as a statue at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium.