Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two

Titular demigod Percy (Walker Scobell) and friends return for another epic odyssey in the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Based on Rick Riordan’s The Sea of Monsters, the show wastes no time diving into the action. After Percy and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) have troubling dreams, they rush back to Camp Half-Blood (a summer camp for the children of the gods) in time to see their traitorous friend Luke (Charlie Bushnell) damage the source of the magical barrier that protects the camp. With visions of Percy’s best friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri) being taken by a sea monster and more ominous prophecies, the heroes venture out on another perilous quest to save the world.

The show continues to be a who’s who of Greek mythology, with the opening episodes alone featuring notable figures, monsters, and nods to various legends. Seeing the mythology brought to life remains as wondrously entertaining as before, made all the better by an all-star cast. Kristin Schaal, Sandra Bernhard, and Margaret Cho are an absolute blast as The Gray Sisters, while Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jason Mantzoukas reprise their roles as Hermes and Dionysus, respectively. Timothy Simons joins the cast as Tantalus, the camp’s hilariously indifferent Activities Director, and is easily one of the funniest additions to the production, especially when paired with Mantzoukas.

Scobell and Jeffries are once again excellent. Each character is grappling with their own personal issues, and the leads effectively convey the emotional weight of the situation. Accompanying them on their quest is Daniel Diemer as Percy’s cyclops half-brother, Tyson. Diemer is a constant delight, his wholesome demeanour stealing every scene he’s in.

As fantastical as Percy’s adventure is so far, the show moves at a pace that’s too fast for its own good. While the speedy tempo allows the script to get through a lot of exposition and constantly move the plot forward, the issue is that there’s no room to breathe. Answers to mysteries are revealed as promptly as they’re introduced, and set pieces like a chariot race in the second episode are breezed through without a second thought, to the point that they feel inconsequential.

With Percy and friends embarking on an even bigger quest than before, season two is shaping up to be another grand time for fans of the YA series.

Andrew Murray

Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two is released on Disney+ on 10^th December 2025.

Watch the trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two here: