‘Percy Jackson’ Cast: Where Are They Now and What to Expect From Season 2 of the Hit Show

Grab your battle gear, demi-gods! It’s time to head back to Camp Half-Blood and catch up with the Percy Jackson cast ahead of season two in 2025. The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians aired from 2023 to 2024 and followed Percy Jackson as he discovered he was the son of Poseidon. The TV series is inspired by Greek mythology and is based on Rick Riodian's best-selling book Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

There were eight episodes in total, but the show is expected to return in 2025 for season two, adapting Rick Riordan’s second novel, The Sea of Monsters . Before we venture down there, though, we need to learn what Percy and the rest of the gang have been up to since they left camp. Keep scrolling for more.

Walker Scobell

CHARACTER PLAYED: Percy Jackson

BEST KNOWN FOR: The Adam Project (2022) and Secret Headquarters (2022).

PERSONAL: Scobell hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “This Percy is very close to the book Percy, [but] what sets him apart [from past iterations] is that he takes everything that happens to him into consideration more. It’s not like, ‘Oh, that just happened.’ He’s like, ‘Oh, why did that happen? Why hasn’t my dad talked to me before?’ He shows a lot more emotions when he’s fighting, and it all comes out.”

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Aryan Simhadri

CHARACTER PLAYED: Grover Underwood

BEST KNOWN FOR: Teachers (2017 to 2018), Just Roll with It (2019 to 2020), Mira, Royal Detective (2021 to 2022), Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) and Adventures in Wonder Park (2024).

PERSONAL: Simhadri is from Ventura, California.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “ We found the smallest things funny . At one point, we were just making random noises and laughing our asses off about it. The act of the stunt brings us back into [focusing] on the day. But when we’re not rolling, it’s a different story.”

Leah Sava Jeffries

CHARACTER PLAYED: Annabeth Chase

BEST KNOWN FOR: Empire (2015 to 2016), Beast (2022) and Something From Tiffany’s (2022) .

PERSONAL: Jeffries is from Detroit, Michigan.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “When we got the part, Mr. Rick told us, ‘No matter how many times you might hear or listen to what people say about what they have in the books, I want you guys to be yourself,.’ We got the part because we fit their personality, not because we fit their appearance. If he wanted us to be exactly like the books, then he would’ve picked a girl with blonde hair, gray eyes and a certain height. My appearance is different, but that backlash motivated me to keep going.”

Charlie Bushnell

CHARACTER PLAYED: Luke Castellan

BEST KNOWN FOR: Diary of a Future President (2020 to 2021) and In the Know (2024).

PERSONAL: Bushnell is from Los Angeles, California.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “In my opinion, Luke's feelings towards the gods as a whole are completely justified. The truth is they're not the best parents, you know? So, I think Luke is completely justified in how he's feeling. I don't know if his actions were necessarily justified.”

Dior Goodjohn

CHARACTER PLAYED: Clarisse La Rue

BEST KNOWN FOR: Glee (2013), Head of Class (2021) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2022).

PERSONAL: Goodjohn is from Santa Monica, California.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS : “ Clarisse's biggest driving force is her desperate need for approval from her dad. Her entire identity is being a demigod , and all of it is about glory, especially with my father [Ares] . He is the type of person who can and will tell you, ‘You get the glory, and you get it for me and your cabin. Not really for your cabin. For me.’ And that's the end of the story.”

Virginia Kull

CHARACTER PLAYED: Sally Jackson

BEST KNOWN FOR: Gracepoint (2010), Big Little Lies (2017), Sneaky Pete (2017 to 2018), NOS4A2 (2019 to 2020) and Presumed Innocent (2024).

PERSONAL: Kull has been married to Ryan Howard Young since 2009.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “ I've read and love the books . I know that Sally is part of Percy's story for the long haul.”

Glynn Turman

CHARACTER PLAYED: Chiron/Mr. Brunner

BEST KNOWN FOR: Peyton Place (1968 to 1969), Gremlins (1984), Light It Up (1999), The Wire (2004 to 2008), Super 8 (2011), John Dies at the End (2012), House of Lies (2012 to 2016) and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020).

PERSONAL: Turman has been married three times and has four children.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: “[Chiron] loves what he does. He loves the responsibility that he’s charged with, the welfare of these young minds, that he’s preparing them for all of the obstacles of life, which is quite a responsibility.”

Jason Mantzoukas

CHARACTER PLAYED: Dioysus/Mr.D

BEST KNOWN FOR: Baby Mama (2008), The League (2010 to 2015), The Dictator (2012), Neighbors (2014), The Good Place (2017 to 2020), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2016 to 2021) and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021 to 2024).

PERSONAL: Mantzoukas is from Nahant, Massachusetts.

Toby Stephens

CHARACTER PLAYED: Poseidon

BEST KNOWN FOR: Twelfth Night (1996), Die Another Day (2002), Severance (2006), Vexed (2010 to 2012), The Machine (2013), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), Hunter Killer (2018) and Lost in Space (2018 to 2021).

PERSONAL: Stephens has been married to Anna-Louise Plowman since 2001 and has three children.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: "I don't want to make Poseidon too much of a squeegee kind of human dad, but I do feel that he wants Percy to be who he's going to be. That's why he's been sort of standing off. I think he's afraid of becoming one of the other gods that impose their ego on everything. I think Poseidon is different.”

Lin Manuel Miranda

CHARACTER PLAYED: Hermes

BEST KNOWN FOR: The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), Hamilton (2020), In the Heights (2021) and His Dark Materials (2019 to 2022).

PERSONAL: Miranda has been married to Vanessa Nadal Miranda since 2010 and they have two children.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: "'Uncle' Rick Riordan was on set for our scenes; he told us all about the origins of Percy Jackson as a story he told his own kids, and signed our copy of Percy Jackson's Greek Gods . It's such a fun world to live in. Second season when ?"

Timm Sharp

CHARACTER PLAYED: Gabe Ugliano

BEST KNOWN FOR: Undeclared (2001 to 2003), ‘ Til Death (2007 to 2010), Enlightened (2011 to 2013), Blunt Talk (2015 to 2016), On the Verge (2021) and Apples Never Fall (2024).

PERSONAL: Sharp is from Fargo, North Dakota.

Lance Reddick

CHARACTER PLAYED: Zeus

BEST KNOWN FOR: The Stage (1998), Oz (2000 to 2001), The Wire (2002 to 2008), Fringe (2008 to 2013), White House Down (2013), Bosch (2014 to 2021) and John Wick (2014, 2017 and 2023).

PERSONAL: Reddick was married twice and had two children. He tragically died in 2023 at age 60. Fans will always remember his role.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: Said executive producer Dan Shotz, “It was really a rough situation, and we miss him very much . But just the fact that the world got to see him in this iconic role that will live on forever.”

Tamara Smart

CHARACTER PLAYED: Thalia Grace

BEST KNOWN FOR: The Worst Witch (2017 to 2020), Artemis Fowl (2020) and Wendell & Wild (2022)

PERSONAL: Smart is from Barnet, London, England, UK.

THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: Smart’s casting for season two was just announced, and she chose it as an opportunity to honor the late Lance  Reddick with an Instagram post, captioning it, “ For you. ”

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