It's time to return to Camp Half-Blood. While Season 1 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians concluded in 2024, Season 2 is on the way – and this is what we know so far.
When it comes to some of the best YA adaptations of the last few decades, plenty come to mind. For me, it's always been the Harry Potter franchise, but there are lots of other options out there. Now, we finally get to see the continuation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians after a successful first season. Season 2 is confirmed, and here’s what we know about it right now.
What Is The Percy Jackson Season 2 Release Date?
As of updating this in January 2025, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 is set to come out at some point in 2025, according to Disney. This means that it’ll be a part of the 2025 TV premiere schedule.
The renewal for Season 2 was confirmed in early February 2024. Now that 2025 is here – I just need to see a trailer, please.
The Percy Jackson And The Olympians Season 2 Cast
It wouldn't be the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians without the main trio, as all three will return. This includes:
Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson
Walker Scobell will return as Percy Jackson, the title character. Scobell has appeared in other projects, such as The Adam Project on Netflix alongside Ryan Reynolds and Secret Headquarters.
Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
Leah Sava Jeffries will return as Annabeth Chase, one of Percy's friends and companions, in Season 2. She had a recurring role in Empire and appeared in the series Rel.
Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood
Aryan Simhadri will return as Grover Underwood, a satyr and a friend of Percy's, in Season 2. He has appeared in films such as Spin and Cheaper by the Dozen and in the TV series Just Roll With It.
Additional Returning Cast
From Disney and the panel at 2024’s San Diego Comic Con, we also know that a few other cast members will be returning for Season 2 of the series:
- Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan
- Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue
- Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson
- Adam Copeland as Ares
- Jay Duplass as Hades
We’re not sure which gods from Percy Jackson and the Olympians cast will return as well, but we’ll keep you updated.
New Cast Members
We’ve also gotten plenty of new cast members included in Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2.
Starting off strong, according to The Hollywood Reporter in July 2024, Daniel Diemer will play Tyson, a cyclops and a child of Poseidon (which means he’s Percy’s half-brother).
Additionally, in August 2024, it was confirmed that Timothy Simons had joined the cast, according to Variety, where he will play Tantalus.
Variety also confirmed several other cast members as well, who will play the Grey Sisters – Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal and Margaret Cho.
In September 2024, Deadline also confirmed that Tamara Smart has signed on as Thalia. She is going to be a recurring guest-star in Season 2. Riordan even put out a statement regarding her casting:
Thalia Grace is one of the most important characters in the Percy Jackson universe, so the right casting was critical. Thalia is a powerful warrior, a fiercely loyal friend, and a demigod rebel with a very ‘punk’ / ‘rage-against-the-machine’ sensibility. As soon as we saw Tamara Smart play this role, we knew we had found our daughter of Zeus. She was, no pun intended, electric. Tamara puts the ‘grace’ in Thalia Grace!
Courtney B. Vance Is Taking Over As Zeus
For those who aren't aware, the actor who played Zeus, Lance Reddick, passed away in early 2023. Reddick would have had a much more significant role in the series going forward, as he only appeared in one episode of the show so far.
Originally, we didn’t know who would play Zeus after the actor’s tragic passing, but Deadline, in November 2024, reported that Courtney B. Vance will take on the role. An executive producer on the franchise, Dan Shotz, spoke about the casting in a statement he released:
Finding someone to step into this role going forward was not an easy task, but when icon Courtney B. Vance answered the call, we knew the Gods were listening. This legend of cinema not only wanted to honor the books, but wanted to honor Lance’s legacy. We can’t wait for you all to see him take the throne.
The actor has appeared in various films, including The Preacher’s Wife, Cookie’s Fortune, Isle of Dogs and more. He has also appeared in many TV shows including The People v. O.J. Simpson, Lovecraft Country, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and many others.
What Is Percy Jackson And The Olympians Season 2 Going To Be About?
While plot details for the show are limited, we have some idea of what Season 2 will be about:
Season 2 Will Adapt Sea Of Monsters
During the first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, we mainly followed the first book's events. Now, Jon Steinberg has told The Walt Disney Company that the second season will be similar to the first, where they will take the book that the season is based on and "find its soul" for the series:
I think the goal is to take the book and find its soul, and the things that make the experience what it is for a reader, and then try to plant that in the ground a little bit and let it grow into something else. I think we were successful in engineering that in Season 1.
We know from Disney that Season 2 will officially follow the story of the second book, The Sea of Monsters, saying that it takes place a year later where everything is changing and Grover has gone missing. Oh, and Kronos has taken Camp Half-Blood under siege. Adventures await.
Riordan also spoke to People in September 2024 and said that the main goal was to make Season 2 “bigger and better” but to also make sure that this season will be its own thing and not have any connection to the movies:
It was a very conscious decision that we said, 'Okay, we're not going to deal with the movie stuff.’ I don't want anything to overshadow the new young cast and take away from them. This needs to be their moment, and we need to give them room to breathe and be these characters without worrying about anything that came before.
Clarisse LaRue Will Be A Bigger Character
Get ready for more Clarisse. In an Q&A that Rick Riordan did with Goodreads, he spoke about Season 2, and how he’s excited that Clarisse is going to be a much bigger character this time around:
I'm looking forward to everything about PJO season two! I've seen early cuts of the first two episodes now (without any post-production effects yet) and they are already amazing. One thing I really appreciate about Season 2 is Clarisse LaRue being more of a major character, just as she is in the Sea of Monsters book. Dior Goodjohn has definitely brought her 'A game' to this season - I can't wait for viewers to see her incredible work!
There Will Be More Moments Between Sally And Poseidon Most Likely
If you were a fan of that moment between Percy Jackson's mother, Sally, and his biological father, Poseidon, that happened in episode seven, get excited – because more of those moments will go down.
In an interview with Variety in January 2024, Jon Steinberg confirmed that we'll be "experiencing" a lot more of those moments between them:
Yes. It's an interesting position to be in as an audience — as a reader who has experienced a slightly different version of the first chapter, then looking ahead to the next four chapters and wondering how this filter will affect them. But this ill-fated and tragic situation between Sally and Poseidon feels near the heart of the show, and certainly, that's not the last time you'll experience it.
Percy And Annabeth’s Love Story Will Be Like The Books
I'm sure that all of us spotted those hugs between Percy and Annabeth, and instantly thought of their relationship in the books, and thankfully, it seems that their love story will not be rushed in the show and will be steadily paced out like it was in the novels.
From that same Variety article regarding the moments between Sally and Poseidon, Steinberg commented on the relationship between the two, saying that they wanted to build up the romance and start as a genuine connection at first, considering they're just kids right now:
With the first season, the idea is that these two kids are finding a friend for the first time. Because they're 12. There's a sense that they're still really kids. It's always a little bit weird to think about the romance between these two characters when you think about the children playing them. So will the pace slow down a bit when we get into the next book or two? Probably. But starting in a place of genuine connection and warmth between them felt right.
Percy Jackson And The Olympians Season 2 Is In Production
Season 2 of Percy Jackson is in production! At D23 2024, the streaming site shared the news that Season 2 is in production and that the new episodes would arrive in 2025 in a teaser. Check it out below:
In October 2024, Riordan confirmed to ComicBook that they were about a 1/3 of the way through filming:
We’re not at the halfway point in shooting, but I’d say we’re probably coming up on like the one-third mark. Maybe, you know, that’s just my opinion. That’s not official from Disney or anything. I can say that we’re on schedule and things are moving right along, and people are just working like you wouldn’t believe.
Honestly, since it's now late January 2025, we are probably going to get a lot more updates very soon.
What are you excited about the most when it comes to Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2? All I know is that I'm ready to return to camp.
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