Draft:Percy Jackson and the Olympians (season 1)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Season 1
Starring	Walker Scobell Leah Sava Jeffries Aryan Simhadri
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	Disney+
Original release	December 19, 2023 – January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
Season chronology

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an American fantasy television series created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg for Disney+, based on the book series of the same name by Riordan. Walker Scobell stars as Percy Jackson, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri.

The season follows twelve-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he is accused by the Greek god Zeus of stealing his thunderbolt and races to find it and restore order to Olympus.

The first season premiered on Disney+ with two episodes on December 19, 2023, a day earlier than its December 20 scheduled date, consisting of eight episodes and releasing weekly until January 30, 2024. The season was originally expected to be released around early 2024.

On December 13, 2023, it was reported that the first episode will also be available to stream on Hulu from December 20 until January 31, 2024.

It has received positive reviews from critics, who largely praised its faithfulness to the source material, worldbuilding, and cast performances.

Cast

Main

• Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson
  • Azriel Dalman portrays a younger Percy.
• Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
• Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood

Recurring

• Andrew Alvarez as Chris Rodriguez
• Nick Boraine as Kronos
• Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan
• Adam Copeland as Ares
• Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue
• Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson
• Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus / Mr. D
• Megan Mullally as Alecto / Mrs. Dodds
• Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano
• Toby Stephens as Poseidon
• Glynn Turman as Chiron / Mr. Brunner

Guest

• Suzanne Cryer as Echidna, the menacing mother of monsters.
• Kathleen Duborg as Helena, a dryad and maternal figure for Grover.
• Jay Duplass as Hades, the God of the Underworld.
• Ted Dykstra as Augustus, an older satyr and acquaintance of Grover.
• Jason Gray-Stanford as Maron, a member of the Council of Cloven Elders.
• La Nein Harrison as Lachesis, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate who measures a person's thread of life.
• Hiro Kanagawa as the unnamed headmaster of Yancy Academy.
  • Kanagawa also portrays Kronos' headmaster form in a dream in "We Take a Zebra to Vegas.

• Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods and the God of thieves and travelers.
• Jelena Milinovic as Eudora, a Nereid who works for Poseidon.
• Olivea Morton as Nancy Bobofit, a blunt teacher's pet who relishes tormenting Percy.
• Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa, a gorgon who lives in solitude and has a past with Percy's father.
• Cindy Piper as Clotho, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate who weaves a person's thread of life.
• Lance Reddick as Zeus, the ferocious King of the Olympians whose thunderbolt has been stolen. The episode Reddick appeared in, "The Prophecy Comes True", was his final television appearance, following his death in March 2023; it was dedicated to his memory.
• Joyce Robbins as Atropos, one of the three Fates, the goddesses of destiny. She is the Fate of who cuts a person's thread of life.
• Jennifer Shirley as Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi whose mummified remains are in Camp Half-Blood.
• Sara J. Southey as Tisiphone, a member of the Furies.
• Manoj Sood as Percy Jackson's second grade principal.
• Garfield Wilson as Leneus, a member of the Council of Cloven Elders.
• Julian Richings as Procrustes, a son of Poseidon, Percy's half-brother, and a waterbed salesman who stretches people to the size of the bed.
• Travis Woloshyn as Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx.

Series author Rick Riordan makes cameo appearances as a teacher in the headmasters' office at Yancy Academy and as a statue at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher"	James Bobin	Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg	December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson goes on a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he is given a sword in the form of a ball-point pen by Mr. Brunner, his Latin teacher. Percy accidentally 'pushes' his class bully Nancy Bobofit into a water fountain, catching the attention of algebra teacher Mrs. Dodds, who reveals herself as a Fury, Alecto. Percy unintentionally strikes and vaporizes Alecto with the sword but finds that everyone else has seemingly forgotten her. Percy is expelled from his school and returns home to his stepfather Gabe Ugliano and mother Sally Jackson. Percy and Sally head to their cabin in Montauk, New York, where Sally tells her son that Greek gods and monsters are real. Percy's class friend Grover Underwood, inadvertently revealing himself as a satyr, arrives and tells Sally to move Percy to Camp Half-Blood. The three are attacked by a Minotaur on their way, and the Minotaur seemingly kills Sally, which causes Percy to kill it in anger while breaking its horn. He collapses upon reaching camp and is greeted by Chiron, a centaur.
2	"I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom"	James Bobin	Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg	December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)
Percy wakes up in the camp's infirmary. He meets Mr. D, the camp director, and learns that Mr. Brunner is actually Chiron. Chiron instructs Percy to stay in the Hermes cabin until his godly parent claims him. Percy meets several other campers, including Luke Castellan and Clarisse La Rue. Clarisse and her friends attempt to dunk Percy's head in the toilet, but Percy unknowingly repels them with his water powers. Annabeth Chase recruits Percy into her team for a game of capture the flag. Luke tells Percy about how he and Thalia Grace had recruited Annabeth and set off for camp, but only he and Annabeth made it. Capture the flag begins, and Percy repels an attack by Clarisse and her friends. After her team claims victory, Annabeth pushes Percy into the lake. The water heals his wounds, and Percy is then claimed by Poseidon, to the surprise of much of the campers. Soon afterward, Percy is told that Zeus has accused him of stealing his Master Bolt and that war will break out if it is not returned within a week. When Grover tells Percy that Sally is still alive, Percy decides to embark on the quest.
3	"We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium"	Anders Engström	Jonathan E. Steinberg & Monica Owusu-Breen	December 26, 2023 (2023-12-26)
Percy receives a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi, which appears to confirm that the Master Bolt is with Hades in the Underworld beneath Los Angeles. Chiron asks Percy to choose two other campers to accompany him on his quest, and Percy chooses Annabeth and Grover. Before leaving, Percy also receives a pair of winged shoes from Luke. The three begin a cross-country bus trip and are attacked by Alecto, having previously reformed, and Tisiphone in New Jersey. They manage to escape and find the home of Medusa. She tries to convince Percy that she is not a monster but rather a victim of the whims of the gods and asks him to betray his friends in exchange for help in saving his mother. The trio then work together to decapitate Medusa. Percy uses Medusa's head to petrify Alecto. After disagreements with Annabeth and Grover, Percy reveals to them that the prophecy said that he would be betrayed by a friend. The three then clarify themselves, and Percy decides to send Medusa's head to Mount Olympus.
4	"I Plunge to My Death"	Anders Engström	Jonathan E. Steinberg & Joe Tracz	January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover continue west on a train. Annabeth recounts running away from home and being found by Luke and Thalia. The next day, the trio discover that their cabin was ransacked by a woman, who reveals herself as Echidna and is training a young Chimera that poisons Percy. After the train arrives in St. Louis, the trio seek refuge inside the Gateway Arch, as it is a monument to Athena. Percy begins to deteriorate from the poison, so Annabeth decides to bring him to the top of the Arch to seek help from Athena. Annabeth then learns from Echidna's monster language that Athena was embarrassed after Medusa's head arrived on Mount Olympus and has allowed Echidna and the Chimera to enter the Arch. Percy decides to stay behind and allow Grover and Annabeth to escape. After an unsuccessful battle with the Chimera, Percy falls from the Arch and plummets toward the ground. A waterspout made by Poseidon then pulls him into the Mississippi River. While struggling underwater, Percy encounters a Nereid who helps him realize that he can breathe underwater.
5	"A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers"	Jet Wilkinson	Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg	January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)
Annabeth spots Atropos cutting a thread signifying an impeding death before she and Grover reunite with Percy. Percy tells them that they need to meet with Poseidon in Santa Monica before learning that the three of them have become wanted criminals due to the events on the train and at the Arch. The trio then encounter Ares, who offers to assist them if Percy and Annabeth recover his shield from Waterland. The two find the shield inside a tunnel of love, but Percy has to become trapped on Hephaestus's golden throne for the shield to release. Annabeth convinces Hephaestus to free Percy. Afterwards, Hephaestus tells Annabeth that he will put in a good word to Athena. Ares gives the trio a backpack with supplies and brings them to a zoo delivery truck bound for Las Vegas, where they can get assistance from Hermes at the Lotus Casino. Grover then tells Percy and Annabeth that he knows who stole the Master Bolt based on his conversation with Ares.
6	"We Take a Zebra to Vegas"	Jet Wilkinson	Jonathan E. Steinberg & Joe Tracz	January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)
After Percy eavesdrops on a dream where a mysterious voice presenting as his headmaster from Yancy Academy talks to the lightning thief, the trio arrive in Las Vegas and inform Luke via Iris Message that Clarisse might be the thief. At the Lotus Hotel and Casino, Grover finds a family friend named Augustus who says that he found Pan, and Percy and Annabeth find Hermes, who refuses to help them for various reasons. They then realize that they have unknowingly been inside the casino for days due to the air inside the casino containing lotus fruit. After reuniting with Grover, they find Hermes's car and the directions to the Underworld he left them. They are brought to Santa Monica Beach by the car. In the water, Percy learns from a Nereid that his quest's deadline had passed and his father left to prepare for war. Percy vows to continue his quest and is provided with four pearls to escape the Underworld.
7	"We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of"	Anders Engström	Andrew Miller	January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
In a flashback, Sally brings Percy to a new school. Overwhelmed due to Percy struggling with abandonment and beginning to see mythical creatures, Sally contacts Poseidon, who dissuades her from taking Percy to Camp Half-Blood so he can forge his own identity. In the present day, Percy confronts Procrustes and gains access to his secret passage into the Underworld. The trio encounter Charon, who summons Cerberus. Annabeth tames the dog, allowing them to escape, but Grover realizes that he lost his pearl. In the Fields of Asphodel, Annabeth becomes stuck and has to use her pearl. After reaching Tartarus, Grover is nearly pulled into the pit by the flying shoes, with Percy then discovering the Master Bolt in his gifted backpack. Percy and Grover continue to Hades's Palace, and Hades offers to return Sally if Percy returns his Helm of Darkness, which was also stolen. Percy realizes that Kronos organized the thefts, due to his longstanding grudge against his children. Hades offers to protect them in exchange for the Bolt. Percy refuses, but promises to recover the Helm. The two use their pearls and are brought to Montauk, where they reunite with Annabeth before being confronted by Ares.
8	"The Prophecy Comes True"	Jet Wilkinson	Craig Silverstein	January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
In a flashback, Percy and Luke practice sparring and discuss how the gods operate. In the present day, Percy challenges Ares to a fight with the first to draw blood winning both the Bolt and the Helm. After summoning a wave, Percy slashes Ares who leaves vowing that Percy has made an enemy for life. Then Percy returns the Helm to a restored Alecto while having her tell Hades to honor their deal. Percy travels to Olympus atop the Empire State Building and returns the Bolt to Zeus, who plans to continue his war. When Zeus is about to strike Percy, Poseidon surrenders and the two agree to inform the council of the threat of Kronos. After Poseidon sends him back to Camp Half-Blood, Percy realizes and then accuses Luke of being the thief since Luke gave him the cursed shoes. After confirming Percy's suspicions and failing to recruit him, Luke subdues him in a fight. However, Annabeth reveals herself, having heard everything, and Luke flees. On the last day of camp, Percy leaves to reunite with Sally, Annabeth leaves to reconnect with her family, and Grover leaves to search the seas for Pan. The trio promises to reunite in a year. Kronos informs Percy in a dream that he is key to his return. In a mid-credits scene, Gabe tries to enlist a lawyer on the phone to help with his divorce with Sally when he finds that the apartment's lock has been changed. He opens a returned package containing Medusa's head and is petrified.