Kaylee Davis
Writer

Releasing its first two epi-
sodes in late December, “Per-
cy Jackson” quickly racked

up viewers, gaining 13.3
million watching in the first
six days and becoming one

of Disney’s top five 2023 re-
leases.

Though the long awaited
show is targeted at young and
middle grade audiences, it
stayed true to the books and
included references that old

and new fans alike could en-
joy. Disney’s work with Rick

Riordan helped to account

for, and even improve, on de-
tails from the book series.

The show begins with

twelve year old Percy Jack-
son, portrayed by Walker Sc-
obell, facing exclusion from

all of his peers besides his
best friend Grover, portrayed

by Aryan Simhidar. How-
ever, after one of his teachers

morphs into a monster and at-
tacks him, Jackson finds out

about a new magical world.
Jackson’s mother, portrayed
by Virginia Kull, tells him

that he is a demigod and be-
gins taking Jackson and Gro-
ver to the only safe space for

demigods, Camp Half Blood.
Unfortunately, the three

are interrupted on their jour-
ney. The legendary Minotaur

destroys the car and kills

Jackson’s mother. Devastated

at the loss of his mother, Jack-
son springs into action and

defeats the Minotaur before
falling unconscious. Soon
after being introduced to the
camp, Jackson is declared as
the son of Poseidon and finds
out that his mother might still
be alive.

Sent on a seemingly hope-
less quest with two others,

will Jackson be able to save

his mother, or will he suc-
cumb to the dangers of being

a demigod?
All things considered,
“Percy Jackson and the
Olympians” is an entertaining
series that keeps the watchers
attention from start to finish.