Disney Plus has greenlit a Percy Jackson and The Olympians display in accordance with the preferred e book collection by way of Rick Riordan. Riordan himself showed the scoop in a video message posted to Disney Plus’ social media accounts Tuesday.
“The wait is over, demigods,” Riordan mentioned. “I’m overjoyed to be the primary to let you know that Percy Jackson and The Olympians is actually, actually and needless to say coming for your displays.”
Riordan mentioned the collection pilot can be directed by way of James Bobin, who additionally directed the pilot for Disney Plus’ the Mysterious Benedict Society. Riordan and Jon Steinberg will creator the pilot, in keeping with a remark from Disney.
The Percy Jackson e book collection is composed of 5 novels. There are greater than 180 million books from the collection in print globally, in keeping with Disney. Two motion pictures in accordance with the books, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, debuted in 2010 and 2013.