Jonathan E. Steinberg has joined Disney+'s upcoming Percy Jackson TV series as a writer and executive producer.
According to Discussing Film, the Black Sails co-creator co-wrote the pilot of the series with Percy Jackson & the Olympians author Rick Riordan and will executive produce the series throughout its development. Dan Shotz will also produce as part of his and Steinberg's overall deal with Fox 21, which is developing the series for the streamer.
The news comes as the show begins its casting process for the lead role of Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon. "The casting process is now in its earliest stages, which means we have put out a casting call to the talent agencies for an actor to play Percy Jackson." Riordan wrote on his website at the time of the announcement.
According to Riordan, the crew is looking to cast an actor who can "play 12." The plan is to have the character age up as the series progress through its five seasons — based on the five books in the series — assuming the series gets so lucky. Riordan also noted that the casting call is not specific to any ethnicity and that "We are looking for the best person who can embody the character we all know and love from the books."
Written by Riordan, Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a five-book series that follows the adventures of Percy Jackson, the half-son of the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon, as he fights against the forces of the Titan Kronos with his allies from Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods. Throughout the series, he encounters heroes and villains from Greek mythology, including the Minotaur, the Oracle, Atlas, Daedalus, Hades, Zeus and Area, among others.
The books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and spawned several sequel book series and spinoffs. The Heroes of Olympus continues the story of Percy and his friends, and introduces the Roman counterparts to the Greek gods, while The Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard are based on Egyptian and Norse mythologies, respectively.
This will not be the first time Percy Jackson is portrayed in live-action. Logan Lerman starred as the hero in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and its sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Both found moderate success at the box office but received mixed reviews for deviating from the books.
Source: Discussing Film
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