Percy Jackson and The Olympians debuted on Disney+ with eight episodes in the lineup, each dropping weekly. Its journey began on December 19, 2023, and the excitement will continue until January 30, 2024.
It tells the story of a young demigod named Percy Jackson who’s on a mission to get Zeus’ master bolt back in the modern world.
It is the go-to series for anyone looking for fun and adventure. This fantasy drama has memorable characters, its mythology is mixed in just right, and the writing is top-notch with a unique plot.
The Percy Jackson series is a massive hit among viewers. Undoubtedly, its soaring viewership numbers suggest a bright future for the show.
How Big of a Hit is Percy Jackson and The Olympians?
As of December 2023, the debut episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians pulled in a whopping 13.3 million viewers within its initial six days on Disney+ and Hulu.
This impressive number secures the series in the top five for the most-watched season premieres of 2023 across both streaming platforms.
After landing as the fourth most-watched streaming original in the first week (572 million minutes watched), Walker Scobell‘s series became ready to take things up, and its viewership has risen by 22%.
During its first full week (from December 25-31), the Disney+ series had an impressive 700 million minutes of watch time. The show became the third-most watched streaming original title of the week, right after The Crown and Reacher.
It came very close to making it to the Top 10, falling short by just 26 million minutes behind The Super Mario Bros. The Percy Jackson series has still made it to the big leagues, ensuring that fans can expect more of a mythological mayhem.
Will There Be Another Season of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians isn’t finished yet, but people are already getting pumped for it. Some rumors say that the show has already been renewed for a second season.
Even though Season 2 isn’t officially confirmed, Rick Riordan shared that they had already started doing some early writing for it. This happened even before Percy Jackson premiered on Disney+. The information was listed on the Writers Guild of America West in the summer of 2023.
In a recent Q&A session of Goodreads, Rick Riordan, the creator of the Percy Jackson novels, said:
“Our job will be to build on a solid foundation. I think we’re off to an excellent start, but there are always things we can do better. If we get the second season underway, we will have lots of conversations about what we can improve.”
Riordan said that he’s looking for “ways to accentuate Percy’s voice and humor” and balance “keeping the pacing tight” with adding “world-building basics.”
Watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+.
