It’s now been greater than a yr because the premiere of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1, and whereas Season 2 of the hit Disney+ collection continues to be missing an official launch date, one of many stars simply delivered an thrilling replace. Percy Jackson was renewed for a second season shortly after the conclusion of Season 1, and filming on the second season started earlier this yr and is scheduled to wrap up shortly in 2025. Adam Copeland, in any other case often known as wrestling famous person Edge, performs Ares within the Greek Mythology collection, and through a current interview with ScreenRant, he was requested about Season 2 and spoke about the place we discover the youngsters within the subsequent installment, in addition to how a lot he is been having fun with the position:

“It has been a fairly loopy trip. It felt good to get on the market and movie some scenes for this season. Yeah, I imply it isn’t a tricky gig, man. I fly to Vancouver, considered one of my favourite cities. I spend time with nice individuals. I’ve a great deal of mates on the market, so it appears like a homecoming each time I’m going. I really like working with the solid, with the crew. It is only a phenomenal group of people that all have the identical objective.

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The children are rising, and so they’re not a lot children anymore. I believe it naturally follows the development of what occurs to you as you are going via your teenagers. I believe that is why the books all the time related, as a result of I really feel like individuals noticed a little bit of themselves in these characters and the awkward phases that you just undergo, however in the event you bought mates it would not really feel fairly as awkward. And I really feel like on the coronary heart of Percy Jackson, that is actually what they’re about.”

One of many largest challenges of filming a present spanning a number of seasons with little one actors is guaranteeing they really feel the identical age with out recasting, and it seems like “the youngsters” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 will really feel extra grown up with out shedding the childlike marvel. Stranger Issues has encountered points attempting to persuade its viewers that its actors, most of whom are effectively into their early 20s, are nonetheless juvenile excessive schoolers. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew can even face comparable obstacles if it has the prospect to pursue a number of seasons. A part of the journey in Season 1 for Percy (Walker Scobell), Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), and Grover (Aryan Simhadri) was studying to go at it alone on the planet, which is an important a part of rising up. Percy stays principally the identical age all through the ebook collection from Rick Riordan, so the present will definitely have some modifications to make within the lengthy haul if it plans to stay with Scobell, Jeffries, and Simhadri.

What Do We Know About ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 2?

Disney has not introduced a launch date for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2, however with the present anticipated to wrap filming within the coming weeks, it wouldn’t be surprising for it to eye the same launch to the primary season and drop close to the top of 2025. The primary season of the present tailored Riordan’s novel, The Lightning Thief, whereas the second season will adapt The Sea of Monsters. New solid members embody Rosemarie DeWitt, Aleks Paunovic, Kevin Chacon, Beatrice Kitsos, and Andra Day.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 continues to be filming and doesn’t but have an official launch date, however is anticipated to be launched in 2025. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates and protection of the collection and watch Percy Jackson on Disney+.

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