They are joined by a seriously starry cast, including:

Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hermes
Virginia Kull – Sally Jackson
Jessica Parker Kennedy – Medusa
Timm Sharp – Gabe Ugliano
Suzanne Cryer – Echidna
Glynn Turman – Chiron
Megan Mullally – Alecto
Toby Stephens – Poseidon
Jay Duplass – Hades
Adam Copeland – Ares
Timothy Omundson – Hephaestus
Charlie Bushnell – Luke Castellan
Jason Mantzoukas – Dionysus
Dior Goodjohn – Clarisse La Rue
Olivea Morton – Nancy Bobofit
Jason Gray-Stanford – Maron

Lance Reddick will also star as Zeus in the series, in one his final roles before his death in March this year.

What are people saying about Percy Jackson And The Olympians?

While Riordan was initially hesitant about allowing his books to be adapted for the screen again (“I hadn’t had the best experience before,” he says), the author decided to work closely with Disney on the project.

“It’s not an industry that I know or that I’ve ever honestly wanted to be a part of. It’s not something that I ever dreamed about, becoming a producer. I’m perfectly happy writing books,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “But I knew that the fans of the books really, really wanted a good adaptation, another try. So it was really for them.”

It’s a gamble that certainly seems to have paid off, with fans falling over themselves to wax lyrical about the trailer on YouTube.

“When you can piece together every part of the trailer to a specific part of the book, that’s when you know they did their research!” reads one excited comment.

“This honestly looks better than anything I could imagine,” reads another.

And one more says: “My 29-year-old self is crying with pure joy right now. This series meant so much to me growing up. I have read and loved this series a dozen times. I’m a forever and always fan and will definitely be watching.”

When can we watch Percy Jackson And The Olympians?

Percy Jackson And The Olympians will premiere on Disney+ on 20 December. Fingers crossed it lives up to the hype, eh?

Percy Jackson And The Olympians is coming to give us all a much-needed nostalgia boost