British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University plays the base of the St. Louis Gateway Arch in episode 4 of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians..
Based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians tells the story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.
The main trio — Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, Aryan Simhadri as satyr Grover and Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth — end up in St. Louis in episode 4 where they take refuge from the mother of monsters Echidna and her Chimera in The Museum at the Gateway Arch played by the space under Simon Fraser University’s Rotunda.
The Museum at the Gateway Arch celebrates America’s pioneering spirit.
Related: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Turns Simon Fraser University into Gateway Arch Museum
The poisoned PercyJackson runs out of the museum to the fountain to see if the water will cure him., but it’s not a natural water supply so it doesn’t work.
Main trio at the fountain, filmed on Simon Fraser University’s Convocation Mall.
Prepping for the shot on Convocation Mall with stand-ins.
Percy Jackson ends up fighting Echidna and her Chimera alone.
Percy falls into the dirty Mississippi River,, where he finds out he has powers like breathing underwater and is contacted by a Nereid, a messenger from his father Poseidon.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Episode 4:
Episodes: 8.
Working title: Mink Golden.
B.C. filming dates: June 02 2022 – February 01 2023.
Creatosr: Rick Riordan, Jon Steinberg.
Showrunners Jon Steinberg, Dan Shotz.
Cast: Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri.
Guest Stars: Charlie Bushnell, Lance Reddick, Toby Stephens, Jay Duplass, Adam Copeland, Lin Manuel Miranda, Timothy Omundson, .Virginia Kull, Megan Mullally, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Dior Goodjohn, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Suzanne Cryer, Olivea Morton,.
Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson, Percy’s human mother; Megan Mullally as Mrs. Dodds aka Alecto, who loyally serves Hades; Glynn Turman as Percy’s Latin teacher Mr. Brunner aka Chiron, famed centaur and trainer of heroes; Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano, Percy’s selfish and combative stepfather, Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus, a.k.a. Mr. D. , who runs Camp Half Blood; Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue.; Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa., Suzanne Cryer as Echidna; Olivea Morton as Nancy Bobofit.
Suzanne Cryer as Echidna.
Much of this episode was filmed on Vancouver’s new Volume stage at Mammoth Studios in Burnaby, too.
New episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians drop Tuesdays at 6 p.m. PT on Disney+.
