Percy Jackson and the Olympians , the Disney + series inspired by the novels byRick Riordan.
welcomes three new entries to the cast. They areDior Goodjohn, Olivea MortonandCharlie Bushnell, respectively in the role of Clarisse La Rue, Nancy Bobofit and Luke Castellan.
Clarisse La Rue is the daughter of the god of war Ares, a self-confident and very competitive fighter who stops at nothing to win. Strongly loyal to her friends, she scares newcomers and bullies Percy. Dior Goodjohn recently appeared in the reboot of Peculiarities : Genius , on HBO Max.
Nancy Bobofit never tells them, sometimes at the expense of others. Confident and loved by her teachers, Nancy takes particular pleasure in teasing Percy. For Olivea Morton, this will be the first major role on TV.
Luke Castellan , son of Hermes and his head of the house, as well as the undisputed king among the boys of the block. Luke has the look of one who would be more comfortable with a surfboard than wearing Greek armor. This doesn’t stop him from being one of the best swordsmen in the world. For Charlie Bushnell, this will be the second role on TV after the series Elena, I Will Be President .
Filming for Percy Jackson and the Olympians is taking place in Vancouver. Riordan and Jon Steinberg wrote the pilot, directed by James Bobin ( Dora and the Lost City, The Muppets ). The rest of the cast includes Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries as Grover and Annabeth, as well as Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally and Timm Sharp in recurring roles.