The second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians hasn’t started filming yet, but the San Diego Comic-Con panel revealed one big casting news: Daniel Diemer (Half of it) will join the cast as Percy’s cyclops half-brother Tyson. The character was previously played by Douglas Smith in the critically panned 2013 adaptation of The Sea of Monsters. I hope the CG has come a long way in the last 10 years.
In the books, Percy (played by Walker Scobell in the series) learns that his father Poseidon has no other children with mortals, but he does have a child with a nature spirit (which is absolutely allowed), resulting in Tyson the Cyclops. Percy first meets Tyson at school, completely unaware of their connection (or the fact that he is indeed a Cyclops).
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Rick Riordan. It is set in a world where the Greek gods are real and continue to have children by mortals. Percy is one such half-blood. There are now several spin-off series and a whole bunch of other books set in the world. In 2011, the first book was made into a movie starring Logan Lerman. Fans did not I like it. (And neither does Riordan.)
This new show gives the story a new chance. Season 2 follows the second book, The Sea of Monsters. Filming begins next week. The first season of Percy Jackson is available to stream on Disney Plus.
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