Fandom is such a funny thing. Sometimes you grow out of fandom and sometimes you stay with a fandom forever. One fandom that we don’t see ourselves ever quitting is the Percy Jackson & The Olympians fandom. A large part of that is the television show on Disney+.
It has felt like a fresh new start for the fandom.
Now, this writers excitement is at an all time high, as one of our favorite characters has been cast. Tamara Smart will play Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus in the second season of the hit show.
She will be recurring.
“Thalia Grace is one of the most important characters in the Percy Jackson universe, so the right casting was critical. Thalia is a powerful warrior, a fiercely loyal friend, and a demigod rebel with a very ‘punk’ / ‘rage-against-the-machine’ sensibility,” author Rick Riordan said in a statement on Monday. “As soon as we saw Tamara Smart play this role, we knew we had found our daughter of Zeus. She was, no pun intended, electric. Tamara puts the ‘grace’ in Thalia Grace!”
This role is special to Tamara, as she once worked with the late Lance Reddick, who played Zeus in season one. She had also played his daughter in Resident Evil. She said in a statement how, “always spoke about working together again” and how it is, “much more special and important to me to play his daughter once more as Thalia, and to keep his memory alive.”
She continued, “I feel his presence all around me and strive to make him proud on this exciting journey.”
In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.
We’re so excited for this! Percy Jackson & The Olympians stars Walker Scobell, Aryan Simhadri, Virginia Kull, Adam Copeland, and Leah Sava Jeffries.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 will premiere on 2025 on Disney+.
