Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson And The Olympians Series Gets Greenlit By Disney Plus
The highly anticipated live-action series of popular young adult mythology series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians has been greenlit by Disney Studios for a Disney+ release.
The
highly
anticipated
live-action
series
of
popular
young
adult
mythology
series,
Percy
Jackson
and
the
Olympians
has
been
greenlit
by
Disney
Studios
for
a
Disney+
release.
The
series
based
on
books
by
Rick
Riordan
had
been
adapted
for
the
big
screen
once
before.
The
news
comes
almost
two
years
after
Riordan
first
tweeted
in
May
2020
that
a
potential
series
based
on
the
popular
fantasy
book
series
was
in
the
works.
He
made
the
announcement
on
Wednesday
(January
26)
through
his
Twitter
account.
Rick
shared
a
video
message
to
fans
and
shared
the
studio's
future
plans
as
well
as
new
details
about
the
project.
The
post
was
also
shared
by
Disney's
official
Twitter
account.
In
the
video,
titled
''A
message
from
our
friend@RickRiordan'',
he
said,
''The
wait
is
over,
demigods.
I
am
thrilled
to
be
the
first
to
tell
you
that
Percy
Jackson
and
the
Olympians
is
really,
truly,
and
for
sure
coming
to
your
screens.
The
smart
folks
at
Disney+
have
given
us
the
green
light."
The
author
also
revealed
that
the
pilot
episode
will
be
helmed
by
the
director
of
the
2011's
The
Muppets,
James
Bobin.
According
to
reports,
Rick
will
be
writing
the
pilot
episode
himself
along
with
Jon
Steinberg.
Talking
about
James,
he
added,
''James
is
a
terrific
person
and
also
an
incredibly
talented
director
who
recently
directed
the
pilot
for
Disney+'s
The
Mysterious
Benedict
Society.
James
knows
the
Percy
Jackson
books
well,
his
kids
are
fans,
so
we're
in
great
hands."
The
popular
novel
series,
based
on
Greek
mythology,
follows
the
adventures
of
demigods
on
earth.
The
live-action
series
will
follow
12-year-old
Percy
Jackson,
a
modern
demigod
who
is
struggling
to
come
to
terms
with
his
supernatural
powers.
After
the
sky
god,
Zeus
accuses
Percy
of
stealing
his
master
lightning
bolt,
Percy
treks
across
America
to
find
it
and
prove
his
innocence.