See The First Cast Photo From Percy Jackson And The Olympians
Percy Jackson and the Olympians has unveiled its first cast photo. To celebrate Percy Jackson's birthday, the official social media account for the upcomingDisney Plus series has released a first-look photo.
The highly-anticipated Disney Plus show is an adaptation of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians pentology. Back in April, it was announced that the show had found its Percy Jackson in up-and-coming The Adam Project actor Walker Scobell. The news generated a lot of buzz about the series, but it’s only now that the fanbase gets to see a shot of Scobell in-character as Percy.
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The Percy Jackson cast photo also unveils a first look at two other important characters: Annabeth Chase, the inquisitive demigod daughter of Athena (played by Leah Sava Jeffries), and Grover Underwood, Percy's satyr best friend (played by Aryan Simhadri). The casting of Jeffries and Simhadri was announced back in May, shortly after Scobell's casting as Percy Jackson was confirmed. The three of them look ready for Camp Half-Blood (a demigod training facility disguised as a summer camp), and excited about the adventure ahead of them.
The series follows 12-year-old Percy Jackson, a neurodivergent boy with ADHD and dyslexia who’s struggling with middle school. Often finding himself at the center of trouble, Percy is expelled after a particularly troubling incident during a school trip. It’s then that he uncovers the truth: he’s actually a demigod who must save the Olympians by going on an adventure to recover Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Accompanying him on his journey is the aforementioned Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood.
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