‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2 Trailer: First Look at Tyson & ‘Sea of Monsters’ Battles (VIDEO)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has revealed the first teaser trailer from Season 2 at San Diego Comic-Con. The teaser was debuted on Thursday, July 24, during the Disney+ show’s Hall H panel featuring stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, author Rick Riordan, and the show’s creators. In the trailer above, scenes from Riordan’s Sea of Monsters are in full swing and reveals the first look at new main characters, such as Daniel Diemer‘s cyclops, Tyson, Tantalus (Timothy Simons), and the Gray Sisters. The season promises to bring to life fan-favorite moments from the second book of the franchise that have never been adapted before onscreen. Plus, the premiere date has been revealed.

Previous teaser footage from earlier this year showed the first look at Rosemarie DeWitt as Circe, goddess of magic, as well as extended looks at the chariot races at Camp Half-Blood (one of the aforementioned never-before-seen book scenes). Disney+ renewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians for Season 3 back in March when it announced Season 2’s December 2025 premiere. Season 2 wrapped filming in February, and Season 3 filming is set to start soon. Here’s everything there is to know about Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2.

Is there a Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 trailer?

Yes! The Percy Jackson Season 2 trailer from SDCC gives a glimpse at the returning demigods at Camp Half-Blood and embarking on what will be separate quests.

The season will expand the POV of the series from beyond Percy’s perspective in the second season, according to Entertainment Weekly, giving fans the chance to see an original story for Grover after he’s kidnapped by Polyphemus the Cyclops, as well as a modernized story for Clarisse (Dior Goodjohn) on her quest to help her father, Ares (Adam Copeland), get the Golden Fleece. Luke (Charlie Bushnell) is fighting for the villainous Kronos now, a fact that’s hard for Annabeth to cope with. Her differing views on Luke and Percy’s cyclops half-brother, Tyson, will cause a rift between Percy and Annabeth early into Season 2. Annabeth’s backstory will be a feature of the season. The cast and crew shared considerable details about Clarisse’s expanded role in the second season during the SDCC panel.

When does Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 come out?

As shown in the SDCC trailer, Season 2 will premiere on December 10, 2025. Season 1 came out in December 2023.

Has Percy Jackson and the Olympians been renewed for Season 3?

Yes. The third season will be based on The Titan’s Curse, the third installment of Riordan’s bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, published by Disney Hyperion. Titan’s Curse and the subsequent two books have never before been adapted on-screen. Season 2 is based on The Sea of Monsters sequel novel. The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters both have film adaptations from the early 2010s.

“From the moment Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted, it was clear this series had struck a chord with fans of all ages,” said Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television. “With Season 2 set to premiere this December, we’re thrilled to announce that Percy’s journey will continue with a third season. Huge thanks to our incredible cast and creative team, our partners at 20th Television, and our visionary and talented producers who continue to bring Rick Riordan’s world to life with such depth and imagination.”

“We’re so grateful to be continuing the story of Percy Jackson on Disney+. This third season will be new territory for the screen, bringing fan favorites like the Hunters of Artemis and Nico di Angelo to life for the first time,” said Riordan. “It’s a huge sign of commitment from Disney, and speaks volumes about the enthusiasm with which the fandom has embraced the TV show. Thank you, demigods worldwide!”

See the show’s celebratory Instagram post for the renewal below.

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Who’s replacing Lance Reddick as Zeus in Percy Jackson?

The series found its new Zeus in Courtney B. Vance in 2024. The two-time Emmy-winning actor replaces Lance Reddick as the sky god following The Wire alum’s death in March 2023.

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to join the extraordinary cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians!” Vance said in a statement on Monday, November 25. “There are few moments in an actor’s career when you can honestly say that you’re about to board a series that has such a devoted fan base filled with characters beloved around the world and is based on a wildly successful book series. I know that stepping into this role of Zeus will be a memorable experience and I’ll be giving my brother, Lance Reddick, who left us way too soon, a heavenly hug.”

Which book is Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 based on?

The new episodes will be based on the second book in Riordan’s original PJO franchise, The Sea of Monsters. Riordan expressed his excitement to head into the Sea of Monsters when the series was renewed in February 2024, about one week after the Season 1 finale came out.

“I can’t wait to bring the next season of Percy Jackson to Disney+!” Riordan said in a statement at the time. “Raise anchors. Hoist the mainsail. All hands on deck, demigods. We’re heading for the Sea of Monsters!”

Here’s the official description for the new season: “Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.”

The sea is calling… #PercyJackson and the Olympians returns for Season 2 this December on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/YWEX84oHon

— Percy Jackson (@PercySeries) May 14, 2025

Who is in the Percy Jackson Season 2 cast?

Among the new faces joining Season 2 are singer and Oscar-nominee Andra Day, who will play the goddess Athena, Annabeth’s mother.

Percy Jackson announced in September that Tamara Smart will play Thalia in Season 2, a major book character who is mentioned in The Lightning Thief but plays a bigger role in book two, Sea of Monsters. Thalia is the demigod daughter of Zeus who made her last stand to protect her friends at the edge of Camp Half-Blood. After she died saving Luke and Annabeth just outside the protective magical shield surrounding Camp Half-Blood, Zeus transformed her into a tree that anchors the force field that protects camp. Tough and prickly, with a rebel/punk sensibility, Thalia is fiercely loyal to her friends and distrustful of her father’s world.

Smart has a special connection to the late Reddick, who played Zeus in Season 1. She has already played Reddick’s onscreen daughter before in Resident Evil, in which she played young Jade Wesker opposite Reddick’s Al Wesker. She’ll now costar alongside Vance as onscreen father and daughter, should the characters meet onscreen. Smart addressed the poignant connection in a statement when her casting was announced on September 23.

“I’m so grateful and excited to be joining the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It’s so close to my heart. Lance Reddick and I always spoke about working together again, so it’s that much more special and important to me to play his daughter once more as Thalia, and to keep his memory alive,” Smart said. “I feel his presence all around me and strive to make him proud on this exciting journey.”

The 19-year-old actor also paid tribute to Reddick on Instagram on September 23 by sharing a photo of them together captioned, “For you.” (See the Percy Jackson team’s comments about Reddick’s performance as Zeus here.)

Percy Jackson stars Scobell, Jeffries, and Simhadri as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover. Percy’s parents, Poseidon and Sally Jackson, are played by Toby Stephens and Virginia Kull. Additional returning costars are Glynn Turman, Goodjohn, Bushnell, and Jason Mantzoukas, along with newcomer Diemer. Wrestling star Adam Copeland (aka Edge) could be back as Ares in Season 2, but that’s not yet confirmed.

Additional new characters this season are Veep‘s Timothy Simons as Tantalus, a Greek demigod king, in a recurring guest star role in Season 2. Tantalus is a son of Zeus from Riordan’s books (and, of course, Greek mythology) who first appears in the Sea of Monsters book. The character description reveals that he’s taking Chiron’s (Turman) job at Camp Half-Blood in the new season. Tantalus is described as “sardonic, manipulative, openly hostile, and rarely in a good mood… seeing as he is cursed with eternal hunger and thirst, but can never eat or drink.”

The character description continues: “Tantalus has been released from imprisonment in the Underworld to become the interim Activities Director at Camp Half-Blood, having replaced Chiron (Glynn Turman) who is under suspicion of having ties to Kronos.”

Diemer plays Tyson, “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.”

Kristen Schaal, Margaret Cho, and Sandra Bernhard will play the Gray Sisters, a mythological trio of women from Riordan’s books who share one eye and one tooth and operate a “taxi firm” in New York City. Bernhard is Anger, Schaal is Tempest, and Cho is Wasp. Details about the characters were shared during the D23 panel last year.

Bernhard’s Anger handles collecting cab fare from heroes who call upon the taxi service. She impatiently awaits her turn with the shared eye currently being used by Tempest. She uses it to peer at the heroes, see into their futures, and poke fun at aspects of their social lives like crushes. Wasp drives the Gray Sisters Taxi and takes the heroes on a hair-raising ride to Camp Half-Blood. She may be blind most of the time, but she’s seen a lot of things in her time.

Is Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 filming?

Production began on Percy Jackson Season 2 in August 2024 in Vancouver, Canada, and wrapped in early February 2025. Season 3 is said to begin filming this summer.

How many episodes are in Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2?

Riordan revealed in an update on his blog that the writers’ room is developing scripts based on an eight-episode outline he created in 2023. Season 1 was also eight episodes.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 2 Premiere, Wednesday, December 10, Disney+