Percy Jackson discovers the world of the gods in new trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The literary saga of Percy Jackson is one of the most beloved by readers, and many came to it at the perfect age to better understand its message about accepting oneself with virtues, defects and strangenesses. When Harry Potter blew up the film industry, it didn’t take long to look for other similar titles that could be adapted in the same way. Unfortunately, what was done with Rick Riordan’s work was not good at all and was quite disappointing to the fans and to the creator himself who, after several years of effort, is now looking for a new opportunity with the series. Percy Jackson and the Olympians which has just released a new official trailer.

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Rick Riordan always despised the Percy Jackson film adaptations

Although the momentum of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 80% and its sequels was very good and allowed other companies to have ambitions with similar products, it also caused many problems because everyone tried to follow the same line and to do so they sacrificed those aspects that made these other sagas something very special. This is exactly what happened with Riordan’s work that seemed quite superficial and empty in the films starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. Although the audience received the cast well, the plot was not up to par, and that is something that the author regretted from the beginning.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – 49% and Percy Jackson and the Sea of ​​Monsters – 42% were a big failure with critics and the public, but especially among fans of the novels who were upset with several of the decisions that were made for the adaptation, such as altering the age of the protagonists or completely changing the personality of Percy Jackson. This point was especially discussed by readers, since the very message of the saga is that those things that seem like defects can really be our greatest virtues, something that Riordan intends to return to with the series of Percy Jackson and the Olympians which will premiere on Disney Plus.

Watch the new trailer here Percy Jackson and the Olympians:

Rick Riordan He created the canon of his famous literary saga after spending nights trying to comfort his son with stories about Greek mythology. At the time, his son was having a hard time at school because he had dyslexia and ADHD, which made him feel rejected and out of place. When the mythological stories came to an end, the author decided to create a character like his son who would go through many adventures and discover his place in the world with all his unique strengths, which led to the first Percy novel. Jackson.

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After seeing how his work in the film adaptations ended, the writer was very relieved when things did not go well for the production company and it was decided to end the franchise early. After several years, Riordan decided to develop his own version that would ensure a fair representation of his characters and offered an idea to Disney, which immediately accepted and gave the green light to the series. Although the creator is not responsible for every detail of the production, he did work closely with Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz, shorunners of the show.

What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians about?

The series introduces us to Percy Jackson, a preteen who leads a more or less normal life. Although he has problems with his school grades, the young man has a great trusted friend and the unconditional love of his mother, so he does not expect anything particularly flashy from life. Things change when it is revealed to him that he is, in fact, the son of a Greek god, turning him into a demigod who must fulfill a certain upbringing far from everything he knows. On this trip he will be accompanied by his best friend, who turns out to be a satyr who has taken care of him for years; and Annabeth, daughter of the goddess Athena and who has been training as a demigoddess for several years.

Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri star in this reboot series that will arrive on the Disney Plus platform on December 20. The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will clearly adapt the first novel called The Lightning Thiefand if the project adds something interesting to the company’s catalog and manages to satisfy fans of the novels, it is certain that we will have more chapters to cover the rest of the literary saga that has 6 installments.

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