Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books are getting a new live-action adaptation — this time as a TV series on Disney+.
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansThe Lightning Thief. But members of the books' passionate fan base have long wished for a more faithful adaptation, and now they're getting another chance. Riordan announced Thursday that the Percy Jackson books will soon be turned into a live-action TV series for Disney+.
"Hey Percy Jackson fans, for the past decade, you've worked hard to champion a faithful on-screen adaptation of Percy Jackson's world," Riordan wrote in a note to fans on Twitter. "Some of you have even suggested it would be a good series for Disney+. We couldn't agree more!" The statement continues, "We can't say much more at this stage but we are very excited about the idea of a live-action series of the highest quality, following the storyline of the original Percy Jackson five-book series, starting with The Lightning Thief in season one. Rest assured that Becky & I will be involved in-person at every step of the show. There will be much more news in the future, but for now, we have a lot of work to do! Buckle up, demigods.
, bouncing around schools with his single mother, Sally. After they are attacked by monsters from Greek mythology, Percy learns that he is the half-human son of one of the Olympian gods, and is brought to Camp Half-Blood to learn alongside other demigods. He befriends fellow demigod Annabeth Chase and a satyr named Grover; soon, it falls to this team of friends to save the world from something even older and scarier than the gods of Mount Olympus.
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