Percy Jackson returns “with more confidence” to face Cronos and restore Olympus

A “more confident” Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood to restore order on Olympus and face the forces of the Titan of Time, Cronos, in the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which premieres December 10 on Disney+.

“Percy Jackson is a great performer this season,” said Walker Scobell, who plays the 12-year-old demigod based on the fantasy adventure books by Rick Riordan, in an interview with EFE during San Diego Comic-Con, which runs from today through Sunday.

Based on the second novel The Sea of Monsters, Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood a year after his troubles with Olympus began, when he was accused of stealing Zeus’s lightning bolt.

But his world is no longer as he remembered it: his friendship with Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) has changed, Grover Underwood (played by Aryan Simhadri) is missing, and the camp is under threat from the forces of Cronos.

Percy’s journey to set things right will take him to the dreaded Sea of Monsters, where a secret destiny awaits the son of Poseidon.

A more intense and action-packed second season

In the midst of this tumultuous quest to rescue his friends, the protective instinct of the Cyclops Tyson—Percy Jackson’s half-brother—awakens to prevent the teenage demigod from falling into the hands of the Titan of Time.

For Daniel Diemer, playing Tyson was everything he wanted to do in any kind of series: “Trying to balance his big heart with his past, as if he had a very painful one,” he told EFE.

To prepare for the role, Diemer “tried to find moments that showed that emotion, his sensitivity, but also his greatness as a protector and the fierceness he has in trying to protect Percy, his friends, and his family,” he added.

While the first season “builds the world perfectly,” the second moves into a much more action-packed phase.

“There are bigger scenes, more intense action sequences, more impressive sets, and I think the audience will feel like they’re diving even deeper into this world than ever before,” Diemer said.

One of the main challenges faced by Charlie Bushnell this season was portraying two versions of his character, since the Luke from the past and the present “have very different energies.”

To get back into the role of first-season Luke, “I rewatched videos of myself when I was 14 or 15 to try to lower my voice and sound a little younger,” which was a real challenge, Bushnell said in an interview with EFE.

“We’re growing up, but the show is also growing with us,” said the actor, who was 16 or 17 when filming the first season and is now 21.

“I’m really excited for fans to grow along with the series because, honestly, this season feels more mature and adult,” he concluded.