Coming as no surprise, Disney+ has renewed its fantasy series Percy Jackson and the Olympians for a second season. That show debuted on December 20th and has spent three weeks in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings so far, averaging over 600 million minutes viewed per week based on that company’s estimates. It had a total of 26.2 million views across Disney+ and Hulu in its first three weeks of streaming according to the Mouse House. Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan have the following to say about the renewal:
I can’t wait to bring the next season of Percy Jackson to Disney+!. Raise anchors. Hoist the mainsail. All hands on deck, demigods. We’re heading for the Sea of Monsters!
That final comment confirms that the second season will be based on the second book in the series The Sea of Monsters. The renewal for the show was pretty much expected because of strong viewership and because of the franchise potential of the property. If this one continues to perform well, it gives Disney another tentpole streaming franchise to go along with its MCU and Star Wars shows. The second season of Percy Jackson will likely premiere at some point in 2025.
This announcement brings the Cancellation/Renewal score for the current season to fifteen renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (38% of shows tracked) vs. 6 cancelled and ending (15%). You can see the breakdown of the numbers and the full list of shows for the current and prior seasons at our Cancellation Watch Page.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows twelve-year-old Percy who discovers that he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and who finds himself entangled in the affairs of the deities of old. It stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri and it is based on the fantasy series of novels by Rick Riordan.
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