Rick Riordan Teases Holt McCallany’s Atlas Villain Story In Percy Jackson Season 3


Iconic fantasy creator Rick Riordan teases subsequent season’s villain of the Disney+ sequence Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Primarily based on Riordan’s novels concerning the modern-day half-human offspring of the Greek gods, Percy Jackson has been warmly obtained by longtime followers as a consequence of the way it maintains the tone and plot of the supply materials, not like the earlier failed film adaptation.

After a profitable quest and a conflict among the many gods was prevented in season 1, Percy (Walker Scobell) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) embark on a brand new, unsanctioned mission in season 2 to seek out the Golden Fleece of legend and save Grover (Aryan Simhadri). With Percy’s cyclops half-brother Tyson (Daniel Diemer) in tow, the demigods encounter new enemies within the Sea of Monsters.

A number of antagonists crop up within the second installment: former good friend and fallen demigod Luke (Charlie Bushnell) can also be looking for the Fleece, whereas Percy and Annabeth will run afoul of legendary figures resembling Circe “C.C.” (Rosemarie DeWitt) and Polyphemus (Aleks Paunovic). However Riordan has additionally talked about how the present will adapt the extra central villain of season 3.

Per Deadline, confirmed in the present day, the Titan Atlas will probably be performed by Holt McCallany in six episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3. Moreover, in an interview with ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley for Percy Jackson season 2, Riodan mentioned how the bodily presence of one of many Titans makes the rising menace of Kronos (voiced by Nick Boraine) extra actual than ever.

Percy taking a look at Kronos within the dream sequence from Percy Jackson episode 8

Try Riordan’s feedback under:

ScreenRant: That is our first Titan that we’re assembly. We have seen Kronos in goals, we have seen the sarcophagus. How does that shake up the world?

Rick Riordan: Sure. The menace in season 3 turns into actual. I imply, actual in your face, bodily manifestation, actual. And though we will not speak casting, they nailed it. I imply, they principally stated, “We’re pondering this.” I am like, “Yep, that is it.” So I can not wait to share it.

In The Titan’s Curse, the third e-book within the Percy Jackson sequence, which would be the foundation for season 3, Annabeth and the goddess Artemis (to be performed by Dafne Eager) are taken captive by Atlas, prompting the opposite heroes to go on a quest to rescue them. In the meantime, Percy meets two new demigods who might change the course of the approaching conflict towards Kronos.

Percy Jackson season 2 has been successful on streaming since its two-episode season premiere on December 10, having since launched one further episode. One new episode will come out every week till January 21, 2026, making for an eight-episode season, which continues to construct the overarching plot of your entire sequence, as Percy learns extra about his fated future.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians additionally stars Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse — Percy’s rival from Camp Half-Blood who’s on a extra official quest — and is ready to function appearances by Toby Stephens as Poseidon, Andra Day as Athena, and Courtney B. Vance as Zeus, following Lin-Manuel Miranda and Adam Copeland’s returns as Hermes and Ares, respectively.


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Launch Date

December 19, 2023

Community

Disney+

Showrunner

Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz

Administrators

James Bobin

Writers

Joe Tracz, Andrew Miller

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    Walker Scobell

    Percy Jackson

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    Leah Sava Jeffries

    Annabeth Chase


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