The cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 will adapt The Sea of Monsters, and has already confirmed multiple new and returning faces, including Daniel Diemer as Percy's cyclops half-brother, Tyson.
Now, in an interview with ScreenRant for the Mufasa: The Lion King, for which he composed and wrote the lyrics for new original songs, Lin-Manuel Miranda has also confirmed he will be back for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2. The Hermes actor quickly pointed out that his character has a role to play in Riordan's second novel, while also revealing that he has already completed filming his part of the season. Check out what Miranda shared below:
First of all, I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say, yes, because he’s in that book. I show up when Percy needs me in the new series, and I’ve already shot that.
What Hermes' Return Means For Percy Jackson & The Olympians Season 2
Another Step Forward For The Show's Faithful Approach
For those familiar with Riordan's novels, the confirmation of Miranda's Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 return is sure to be comforting. In the 2006 sequel, Hermes doesn't have a large role, but does have one that's deeply impactful, providing Percy with multiple magical items to assist him in his quest to track down the Golden Fleece and save Camp Half-Blood. He also explains to the titular hero that the reason he's electing to help after refusing in The Lightning Thief is the hopes of clearing his son Luke from being influenced by Kronos.
With Miranda returning as Hermes, it also continues the show's trend of adhering closer to Riordan's Percy Jackson books than the movies. In The Sea of Monsters, Hermes and Percy's meetings occur on the Beach, an area of Camp Half-Blood not previously depicted in the 2013 film adaptation. Instead, Hermes, played by Nathan Fillion, is shown running a mail delivery service, a cheeky twist on his being the god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and messenger of the gods.
8 Book Storylines Percy Jackson Season 2 Can Expand Upon
Though Sea of Monsters is a great book in the Percy Jackson series, the show has an opportunity to delve more deeply into its underdeveloped stories.
With Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 not only having introduced The Beach, but also established an emotional complexity to Miranda's Hermes, season 2 can really expound up on this by exploring how he feels about his son's wayward actions. Considering the two-time Oscar nominee has confirmed he's already wrapped filming, it does seem like his role won't be ostensibly bigger than in the books, but with Riordan and showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz making changes that feel fitting both for TV and for the characters, it's also not entirely out of the realm of possibility.
Our Take On Miranda's Percy Jackson & The Olympians Season 2 Return
It's Nice To See Hermes Not Be Recast
With the only Greek gods confirmed thus far being Courtney B. Vance as Zeus, taking over from the late Lance Reddick, it's nice to get the confirmation that Miranda will be back in Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 as Hermes. He and Adam Copeland's Ares were by far my favorite adult cast from season 1, and considering Hermes was recast between the first two movies, and Miranda's dance card is pretty much always full, it's a relief he's found a way to make it back for the next season.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Release Date
- December 20, 2023
- Showrunner
- Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz
- Directors
- James Bobin, Anders Engström
Cast
Walker Scobell-
Leah Sava Jeffries
WHERE TO WATCH
Based on the novel series by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action-adventure fantasy television series created for Disney+. When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus' almighty thunderbolt, Percy must clear his name, all while harnessing the powers inherited by his father, Poseidon, at a camp created for demi-gods.
- Writers
- Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg
- Franchise(s)
- Percy Jackson & The Olympians
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming Service(s)
- Disney+
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