Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” the Disney+ series based on the book series of the same name, will concurrently launch on Disney+ and Hulu on Wednesday, Dec.
20. The premiere episode, co-written by “Percy Jackson” author Rick Riordan, lays the groundwork of who Percy is, and the obstacles he’s faced thus far.
The only child of a single mother, Sally (Virginia Kull), Percy has dealt with a slew of school expulsions, bullies and ADHD and dyslexia diagnoses.
Finally, during a class field trip to the Met in New York City, he gets expelled from Yancy Academy after retaliating against a bully.
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