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Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson’ series features Lance Reddick and Toby Stephens

January 26, 2023

Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ series has added Lance Reddick and Toby Stephens to its cast as two major gods, The variety learned exclusively.

Reddick will play the role of Zeus, while Stephens will play the role of Poseidon. The couple will appear in the series alongside Walker Scobell as Percy as well as Aryan Simhadri as Grover and Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth.

Other actors include Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally and Timm Sharp as well as Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, Charlie Bushnell, Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Timothy Omundsen and Jay. Duplass.

Poseidon is the god of the sea and Percy’s father. According to his official character description, “Though seemingly absent from Percy’s life, many of the qualities of Poseidon live in Percy; stubbornness, impulsiveness and loyalty. Although he remained aloof throughout Percy’s life, his deep feelings for his son (and Percy’s mother, Sally) are evident.

Zeus is described as “The almighty god of the sky and ruler of Mount Olympus, Zeus is tempestuous and suspicious. He has promised to go to war if his stolen thunderbolt is not returned.

Reddick is best known for his starring role in the hit HBO series “The Wire” as well as his role as Charon in the “John Wick” film franchise. His recent credits include Netflix’s “Resident Evil” series and a seven-season run on Amazon crime drama “Bosch.” His other film credits include “One Night in Miami”, “Angel Has Fallen”, and “Godzilla vs. Kong”. He has also lent his voice to several popular video games like “Destiny 2” and “Horizon Zero Dawn”.

He is replaced by CAA, Grandview and attorney James E. Hornstein.

Stephens recently starred in shows like Amazon’s second season of “Alex Rider,” Netflix’s “Lost in Space” reboot, and Starz historical drama “Black Sails.” He also acted in films like “Hunter Killer”, “13 Hours” and the James Bond film “Die Another Day”. He would later voice Bond in a number of BBC Radio productions based on Ian Fleming’s novels such as ‘Dr. No’, ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’.

He is replaced by United Agents and Gersh.

Based on Rick Riordan’s book series of the same name, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” follows the titular 12-year-old demigod as he “comes to terms with his new godlike powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of to steal his lightning master,” the login line reads. “With the help of his friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to find him and restore order to Olympus. “

The Disney Branded Television series is currently in production in Vancouver. Riordan and Jon Steinberg are writing the pilot with James Bobin directing. Steinberg and his producing partner Dan Shotz oversee the series and serve as executive producers alongside the band’s Bobin, Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Gotham, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg. 20th Television is the studio.