Percy Jackson’s series will be very similar to the book, says Rick Riordan, the creator of the saga

Many fans of the children’s book saga written by Rick Riordan are eagerly awaiting the premiere of the series’Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, which, unlike the FOX films, will be very similar to the novels, as revealed by the creator of the story, who works closely on the production of this new live-action adventure.

In a post on his personal blog, Rick Riordan shared with his fans some previews of the series recordings on Percy Jackson, who continues to record the 8 chapters he will present on Disney +, and confesses that the story is quite close to what he wrote more than 15 years ago in the pages of the first book of the series.

Filming followed the story of the book very closely, almost as if the author himself was involved! ”Says Rick Riordan with a touch of irony.

“There are small changes and tweaks here and there, which have been mutually agreed, but the biggest difference is the “added value”. You’ll take a look at the backstory of the characters, foreshadowing the Easter eggs of things to come and the nuances in Percy’s family story that I think you’ll love.Added the author of the saga.

Rick Riordan assures that the story of the Percy Jackson series will be close enough to what was written in the first book of the saga, but that beyond that, the series will have some details that will give it a “value added”To the plot and that will feed the plot of the characters in a way that is more complete and consistent with the production of a series.

As is well known, the film or television adaptations of the book, be they film or television, are always modified to some extent, in order to give the right rhythm to the adventure of the main characters, but as Riordan confessed, ‘Percy Jackson and The Olympians’ will be quite close to what is told in the pages of the children’s novel.

Gradually, the “Percy Jackson” series advances in its production

As if that weren’t enough, Percy Jacobon creator anticipates that “Everything already looks so good in the raw footage, I can’t imagine how good it will be when James finishes choosing his favorite shots and putting them together”, Making it clear that production is constantly advancing as revealed by leaks on social networks.

In addition, Rick Riordan adds: “As I had predicted, our main trio is so extraordinary that it is now very difficult for me to imagine Percy, Annabeth and Grover without seeing Walker, Leah and Aryan. They own these characters in the best possible way. You will understand what I mean when you watch the show”, Thus awakening the anticipation of fans who are eagerly awaiting to see the story of the book on screen.