I can’t wait to bring the next season of [Percy Jackson] to [Disney+]! Raise anchors. Hoist the mainsail. All hands on deck, demigods. We’re heading for the Sea of Monsters! — Rick Riordan.
Updated with The Sea of Monsters synopsis.
Disney+’s BC-filmed Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, starring Walker Scobell as the young demigod, heads into the Sea of Monsters in season 2.
Season One of Percy Jackson and the Olympians successfully established the franchise with a Star Wars or Marvel-sized series budget — said to be between $100 million and $120 million for the eight episodes according to Variety sources.
Fans of Rick Riordan’s best-selling Percy Jackson books enjoyed the more faithful adaption. Season One amassed over 110 million hours of viewing across streaming platforms Disney+ and Hulu (in the U.S.) or roughly 20.6 million views, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger on today’s earnings call.
Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will be adapted from the second book The Sea of Monsters.
Poseidon’s 13-year-old demigod son Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) is desperate to rescue his friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri), captive of the bloodthirsty Cyclops Polyphemus, and to retrieve the healing Golden Fleece.
The Golden Fleece is needed to restore the protection around Camp Half-Blood, the only safe haven for the children of gods and humans.. However, the camp has already been compromised and the quest has been awarded to the bully Clarisse (Dior Goodjohn).
Encouraged by Hermes (LLin Manuel Miranda.) Percy sets off for the Bermuda Triangle anyway with his friend Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and new classmate Tyson (not yet cast).
Where did we leave Percy and friends at the end of Season One?
Percy, Grover and Annabeth hugging at Thalia’s Pine in Camp Half-Blood before going their separate ways until the next adventure.
The Writers Room reconvened ahead of the official renewal to work on Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters scripts.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters:
Episodes:
Working title:
BC filming dates: to come.
Creators:: Rick Riordan, Jon Steinberg.
Showrunners Jon Steinberg, Dan Shotz.
Cast: Walker Scobell, Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava Jeffries.
Recurring: Virginia Kull, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Toby Stephens, Lin Manuel Miranda.
Filming in B.C.:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters is expected to return to the Volume stage at Mammoth Studios in Burnaby and to the two Camp Half-Blood locations — one in Langley and the other at Minaty Bay on the Sea to Sky Highway.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season one filmed in B.C. from June 2022 to early February 2023.
The Volume:
Series Premiere’s New York Metropolitan Museum recreated on the Volume stage.
Related: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Where is Camp Half-Blood Filmed in BC?
Camp Half-Blood Sets:
Camp Half-Blood is the summer camp where young demigods train to combat monsters..
Production built a Camp Half-Blood set in Langley, east of Vancouver, on about 20 acres of private land with forest at the corner of 256th Street and 24th Avenue., according to neighbour Shelly W./@kidswap
Archery.
The Hydra.
Production also built a Camp Half-Blood set at Minaty Bay on the Sea to Sky Highway.
