With only a few weeks till season 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians premieres, Disney has launched a shocking new trailer for the subsequent chapter of the Rick Riordan adaptation. Season 3, which can cowl the 2007 novel The Titan’s Curse, appears to be like to be the darkest entry within the present but. Whereas the brand new trailer units up the stakes of the newest journey for Percy and associates, it additionally indicators that the tip of the street is not far off.
The trailer units the stage for Percy’s newest journey, which can see him embarking on a journey to avoid wasting Annabeth that places him in battle with the titan Atlus. He’ll additionally butt heads with the demigod Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, and rescue the mysterious di Angelo twins. Followers of the books will acknowledge quite a lot of iconic places and plot beats within the trailer, such because the Hoover Dam. We all know this would be the darkest season but, and the creators are taking some liberties with how characters like Annabeth and Nico will act within the TV present. Extra curiously, season 3 marks the flip towards the collection’ conclusion. As there are solely 5 books, we’re formally over the hump.
Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri will reprise their roles as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover respectively in season 3. The trailer offers us our greatest look but on the season’s large forged, which incorporates a number of huge names. Dafne Eager will star as Artemis, Ming-Na Wen as Hera, and Kate McKinnon as Aphrodite. We additionally see loads of Bianca and Nico di Angelo within the trailer, performed by Olive Abercrombie and Levi Chrisopulo. There’s nonetheless no signal of Rachel Elizabeth Dare within the trailer, so followers might have to attend for the present’s launch to seek out out who will play the extremely vital character. Season 3 premieres on Disney+ and Hulu on Nov. 20.
Has Disney renewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians for a fourth season?
Sadly, Disney has not formally greenlit a fourth season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians but. That may be a little alarming contemplating season 3 was formally confirmed months earlier than season 2 was launched. Disney has ordered an adaptation of Riordan’s Kane Chronicles, so one would assume the corporate stays invested in ending the Percy Jackson adaptation.
It might be a disgrace for Disney to cancel Percy Jackson at this level because the present is nearly completed with the unique 5 books. Followers have already lived by way of one failed adaptation, and so they do not wish to undergo that once more. The Titan’s Curse additionally marks a drastic change in tone that continues to the collection conclusion, and a number of the finest moments within the books are nonetheless forward.