Percy Jackson's TV Show Is Already Avoiding The Movie's Fatal Mistakes
Despite being a long way from release, the upcoming Percy Jackson TV series is already avoiding the biggest mistakes made by previous film adaptations of the material. Originally announced back in 2020, the Percy Jackson TV series is now confirmed to be on its way to Disney+ with production moving swiftly ahead. Based on Rick Riordan's young adult novel series of the same name, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is set to follow the titular teen demigod on his quest to stop the Titans from destroying the world.
The first film adaptation,Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, was released in 2010. Directed by Chris Columbus, it stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, and Brandon T. Jackson at the head of an impressive ensemble cast that also features a number of A-list actors. While it was a box office success, the film received a mixed critical reception, and the mistakes of the Percy Jackson movies then continued with the 2013 sequel, Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. The follow-up was another box office success but critical disappointment, and any hopes the movie franchise had for further installments dissipated with its lukewarm reception. The biggest criticism was with the the films' deviation from the novels, particularly in their characterization of the franchise's heroes and the use of certain plot elements far too early in the series.
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Now the franchise is in the process of being rebooted as a TV series, and so far, the new adaptation seems to be avoiding the past mistakes of the Percy Jackson movies. Not only did the movies not employ the input of the source material's author, but they also disregarded key aspects of his novels. By rewriting
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