Rick Riordon’s much-loved Percy Jackson book franchise gets a new lease of life on Disney+ this month, as a fresh live-action series based on the novels heads to the streaming service.
The eight-episode season- titled Percy Jackson and the Olympians, follows the events of The Lightning Thief — the first book of the series. Starring Walker Scobell in the lead role, the series follows Percy as he discovers that happens to be a demigod with divine powers.
When the Greek god Zeus tasks him with finding his stolen lightning bolt, Percy and his friends Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri) must find themselves on a quest to retrieve the weapon and bring order back to Olympus.
This new reboot of the series comes after a pair of disappointing Percy Jackson movie adaptions in the early 2010’s (The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters), which were infamously derided by Riordan himself. Fans of the books will be relieved to hear that this new series looks set to be far more faithful to the source material, with Riordan onboard as one of the writers.
Find out by following our guide on how to watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians and why a VPN could be a useful tool.
How to watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus
The first two episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will be available to stream on Disney Plus on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the US and Canada at 12 a.m. PT, 3 a.m. ET — that’s 8 a.m. GMT in the UK, and 7 p.m. AEDT in Australia).
The remaining episodes will land on the service every Wednesday until the eighth and final episode of the season comes out on Jan. 31, 2024.
Disney Plus’ ad-free service costs more in the US, but you can also try out the new ad-free Disney bundle, which launched in September. The service’s ad-free tier increased to $140 a year or $14 a month, and an ad-based tier is also offered which costs $8 per month (no option to pay annually). Read more on how we tested Disney Plus’ ad-supported tier…
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