A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
‘Percy Jackson’ Making-of Doc to Stream on Disney+ Jan. 30
January 26, 2024
Immediately following the Jan. 30 season finale of the Disney+ original series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Disney+ will release the behind the scenes original documentary special A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Featuring the series’ stars, author Rick Riordan and the creative team, the 50-minute documentary will give viewers an exclusive look at the production.
In the documentary, series stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri go on a quest of their own while bringing to life the characters from Rick Riordan’s books. The documentary follows the three young stars on the set of the Disney+ Original series — all while still going to school.
The epic eight-episode “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” which according to the service has garnered more than 26 million views for its first episode, will conclude its season at 6 p.m. (PST) on Jan. 30.
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Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, and Jet Wilkinson. The series is from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television.