Percy Jackson Show News & Updates: Everything We Know
Despite the poor critical reception of the movies, the Percy Jackson TV show is officially going ahead on Disney+. Based on Rick Riordan's novel series of the same name, the Percy Jackson TV show will follow the titular character after he discovers that his father is the Greek god Poseidon. The novel series consists of five books, which serve as the first collection in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which continues the story of the modern exploits of various Greek gods and demi-gods.
Percy Jackson has already been adapted for the screen. In 2010, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief was released to mixed critical reception and moderate box office success. Directed by Chris Columbus, the first movie paved the way for a sequel in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, which received similar critical reception to its predecessor and generated slightly less at the box office. One of the biggest issues with the movies was the excessive creative liberties they took with the source material, something which Riordan himself publicly criticized.
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The Percy Jackson TV show is set to right those wrongs. With Riordan heavily involved with the upcoming Disney+ series as an executive producer and writer, it's virtually guaranteed to be a more faithful adaptation of the book series. Riordan has been teasing the Percy Jackson TV series since May 2020, but strides are now being made in making the series a reality.
Exactly what went wrong with the Percy Jackson movies is much debated, but in addition to the major changes made to the source material, the films also came under fire for rushing the franchise's story. The upcoming series already seems to be
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