Aryan Simhadri , Leah Sava Jeffries and Walker Scobell step out for 2024 San Diego Comic-Con at San Diego Convention Center on Thursday (July 25) in San Diego, Calif. The three stars were in attendance for a panel for their Disney+ television series Percy Jackson and the Olympians . They were joined at the panel by co-creator Jonathan E Steinberg and executive producer Dan Shotz , as well as co-star Adam Copeland , who plays Ares in the adaptation.
During the panel, author and co-creator Rick Riordan made a virtual appearance to announce the cast of fan-favorite character, the cyclops Tyson. Keep reading to find out more..
. Rick revealed that Under the Bridge actor Daniel Diemer has been cast in the role! Tyson is “a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world. Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother.
.. and that Tyson may have finally found a home.
” Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will focus on the second book in the series, “The Sea of Monsters,” and production is set to begin next week in Vancouver! Get to know 10 Fun Facts about Daniel Diemer HERE , and check out our exclusive interview with him from 2020 HERE ...
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