“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”: Lin-Manuel Miranda will play Hermes in the Disney + series

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, the new Disney + series based on Rick Riordan’s successful book saga, continues to announce its cast. Production has been underway since last June in Vancouver and official Twitter accounts, both for the series and Disney +, continue to post news, such as the recent incorporation of actor Lin-Manuel Miranda in the role of Hermes, the messenger of the gods.

A message from the messenger god himself: @Lin_Manuel Miranda is in Hermes #Percy Jackson and The Olympians, an upcoming original series @Disney Plus! pic.twitter.com/91tDQDudAw

? Percy Jackson (@PercySeries) November 7, 2022

“A message from the messenger of the gods: Lin-Manuel Miranda is Hermes in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, a Disney + original series.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an actor, director and creator of musicals, as well as a huge fan of Riordan’s books. During her artistic career, Miranda has received Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer awards. The actor will play Hermes, the god of Olympus, whose main role is to be the herald and messenger of the gods, but also performs other functions, such as guiding souls into the underworld or protecting travelers, thieves and liars. Hermes is a very charismatic god, as well as a bit of a cheater, but he will be reluctant to help Percy and his friends on their quest and quest, as being involved in other matters could bring him more trouble than good.

The series tells the story of Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), a 12-year-old boy who discovers he is the son of the Greek god of the seas, Poseidon, and begins training at Camp Half-Blood to become a hero. However, his fate is conditioned by an accusation of Zeus, father of the gods and ruler of Olympus, who accuses him of having stolen his powerful lightning bolt. Faced with such an accusation, Percy sets out on a journey to find him, aided by his friends Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), and thus restore order to Olympus.

In addition to the aforementioned actors, they complement this main cast Megan Mullally, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer and Jessica Parker Kennedy.

From the # D23Expo Here is the first trailer of the series. #Percy Jackson from Disney + https://t.co/2jrYpYVzpA

? ecartelera (@ecartelera) September 10, 2022

Release date

Although it is already in production, it is estimated that the series will arrive on Disney + in 2024. Riordan, the author of the novels, had bet on the series premiere in 2023, however, at the end of this July he said he believed the series would finally arrive in 2024. There is no confirmed date yet and it all depends on the pace of the series. production and post-production, so we just have to wait. While it doesn’t have a specific date for its release, there is already a small trailer that was shown at Disney’s D23 Expo for convention attendees.