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- Disney+
- Dec 20, 2023
- Disney+
- Dec 20, 2023
Summary 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) just recently learned he is a demigod when Zeus accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt in the series based on the book series of the same name by Rick Riordan.
Created By: Jonathan E. Steinberg
- Disney+
- Dec 20, 2023
- Disney+
- Dec 20, 2023
Percy Jackson And The Olympians
Season 1
Season Premiere: Dec 20, 2023
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Summary 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) just recently learned he is a demigod when Zeus accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt in the series based on the book series of the same name by Rick Riordan.
Created By: Jonathan E. Steinberg
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
74
77% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
From the casting to the writing to the production design, we get the adaptation of The Lightning Thief that we have been wanting for over a decade to see, and there is nowhere to go but up.
The casting is on point, particularly Simhadri, who brings a lovely gentleness to Grover. .... “Percy Jackson” works for kids and adults thanks in part to the attention to detail in casting those guest stars.
Sure, it has a bit of a Disney sheen to it (make of that what you will). Sure, it’s aimed at a younger audience than those who originally grew up obsessing over the books. But the result is something that feels like it has some staying power—and like it will, just as the books did all those years ago, grow up alongside its audience.
For the first time, the lightning in a bottle that was the simple yet sturdy series of books has actually been captured on screen. Readers needn’t pray to the gods for anything more, as this series is already delivering everything they could have hoped for.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians uses its first four episodes wisely, adapting Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief as accurately as possible. At times it feels like an overcorrection, cramming in as many details from the book as it can to the detriment of the series’ pacing. But at it’s best, it reimagines the story for a modern audience – and looking good while doing so.
Through the first four episodes, Percy Jackson and the Olympians works because of its good-natured spirit of wonder, its blandly acceptable core cast and several seasoned veterans delighting in taking part in this often goofy world.
The plot points, at least based on the four episodes made available to press for review, map neatly onto the novel. Largely missing from this new adaptation, though, are Percy’s whip-smart, sassy narrative voice, the coherent world-building of the novels, and, most importantly, Riordan’s quicksilver pacing.
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