Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series casts Walker Scobell as the title character

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Just a month after his first movie debuted on Netflix, The Adam Project star Walker Scobell has landed his first TV role in Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and the Olympians.The 13-year-old actor will portray the title character, a 12-year-old boy who is just starting to come to grips with the superhuman powers he possesses.The Disney Plus series will be based on author Rick Riordan's fantasy novel series, with production getting under way this summer.

TV role:Just a month after his first movie debuted on Netflix, The Adam Project star Walker Scobell has landed his first TV role in Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and the Olympians Production:The Disney Plus series will be based on author Rick Riordan's fantasy novel series, with production getting under way this summerThe story follows Jackson - a demigod who is half mortal human and half immortal god - who is accused by the sky god Zeus of stealing his master lightning bolt.Percy must now go on a journey across America to find this lightning bolt and returning to Zeus on Olympus.

Jackson is described as, 'a smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor' who sees himself as an outsiders due to his ADHD and dyslexia.

Demigod:The story follows Jackson - a demigod who is half mortal human and half immortal god - who is accused by the sky god Zeus of stealing his master lightning bolt'He's impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him.