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Percy Jackson & The Olympians (2023)

Based on the novel series by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action-adventure fantasy television series created for Disney+. When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus' almighty thunderbolt, Percy must clear his name, all while harnessing the powers inherited by his father, Poseidon, at a camp created for demi-gods.

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians
TV-PG
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Cast
Walker Scobell , Leah Sava Jeffries , Aryan Simhadri , Jason Mantzoukas , Megan Mullally , Glynn Turman , Adam Copeland , Virginia Kull , Lance Reddick
Release Date
December 20, 2023
Seasons
1
Writers
Rick Riordan , Jonathan E. Steinberg
Directors
James Bobin , Anders Engström
Showrunner
Jonathan E. Steinberg , Dan Shotz
Story By
Rick Riordan

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