I can’t believe we have to wait until the end of the 2025 TV schedule to catch the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, because wow, does it look good! San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H panel for the show just happened, and it concluded with the first trailer that gives us a taste of what to expect from the TV adaptation of Rick Riordan’s Sea of Monsters.
From the return of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Hermes to the first look at Daniel Diemer’s Tyson, there’s a lot I’m already looking forward to after seeing the trailer. Take a look:
I’ll be honest, I really wasn’t sure that the Hamilton creator and star would be back for Season 2, given how big of a get he was, but this trailer definitely just proved me wrong. The producers of the series previously told CinemaBlend that he got on board because he wanted to look cool in the eyes of his kids. He’s definitely important to The Sea of Monsters book, and now we’ll officially get to see him back with Percy and the gang for their latest perilous adventure.
The trailer actually teases all sorts of new characters we’ve been excited to see, from Timothy Simons’ Tantalus, who will serve as the new activities director over Chiron, and the Gray sisters, set to be played by comedians Margaret Cho, Kristen Schaal and Sandra Bernhard. One character fans of the books have been especially excited for is the debut of Percy’s half-brother, Tyson. Here’s a first look, as shown in the trailer:
I’ll be honest, it still kind of lives in the uncanny valley to see a massive eyeball on a person, but I’m sure Daniel Diemer’s performance will work. I loved Percy and Tyson’s brotherly relationship in the books, and it’s really exciting to be one step closer to seeing it come to life.
Another element of the trailer that has me really excited is seeing Percy and Annabeth continue to form their relationship, which is heading to romance at some point. I know other fans of the books are internally screaming over the part in the trailer where Percy puts his hand out for Annabeth, or when the Gray Sisters call Percy her boyfriend, and she nervously tries to shut it down while she is practically blushing.
There’s so much more than that. The trailer packs a big punch, showing the chariot races that will occur on Camp Half Blood this season, some more sword fights between Percy and a variety of characters, including Charlie Bushnell’s Luke, and so much more. I have not been looking forward to the season tearing the trio apart, considering the main plot line revolves around Percy and Annabeth trying to track down Grover, but now I need it now.
{
window.reliablePageLoad.then(() => {
var componentContainer = document.querySelector(“#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-sfRykFeFdEZLJntCPuKPzX”);
if (componentContainer) {
var data = {“layout”:”inbodyContent”,”header”:”CINEMABLEND NEWSLETTER”,”tagline”:”Your Daily Blend of Entertainment News”,”formFooterText”:”By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.”,”successMessage”:{“body”:”Thank you for signing up. You will receive a confirmation email shortly.”},”failureMessage”:”There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.”,”method”:”POST”,”inputs”:[{“type”:”hidden”,”name”:”NAME”},{“type”:”email”,”name”:”MAIL”,”placeholder”:”Your Email Address”,”required”:true},{“type”:”hidden”,”name”:”NEWSLETTER_CODE”,”value”:”YCB-X”},{“type”:”hidden”,”name”:”LANG”,”value”:”EN”},{“type”:”hidden”,”name”:”SOURCE”,”value”:”60″},{“type”:”hidden”,”name”:”COUNTRY”},{“type”:”checkbox”,”name”:”CONTACT_OTHER_BRANDS”,”label”:{“text”:”Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands”}},{“type”:”checkbox”,”name”:”CONTACT_PARTNERS”,”label”:{“text”:”Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors”}},{“type”:”submit”,”value”:”Sign me up”,”required”:true}],”endpoint”:”https://newsletter-subscribe.futureplc.com/v2/submission/submit”,”analytics”:[{“analyticsType”:”widgetViewed”}],”ariaLabels”:{}};
var triggerHydrate = function() {
window.sliceComponents.newsletterForm.hydrate(data, componentContainer);
}
if (window.lazyObserveElement) {
window.lazyObserveElement(componentContainer, triggerHydrate);
} else {
triggerHydrate();
}
}
}).catch(err => console.error(‘%c FTE ‘,’background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff’,’Hydration Script has failed for newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-sfRykFeFdEZLJntCPuKPzX Slice’, err));
}).catch(err => console.error(‘%c FTE ‘,’background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff’,’Externals script failed to load’, err));
]]>
The panel also announced the official premiere date, which is December 10. It’s one of those upcoming book adaptations I will not be missing.