Actor Walker Scobell, who was recently seen in Netflix's The Adam Project, has been cast in the titular role of the Disney Plus series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. According to Deadline, based on Rick Riordan's books, Scobell will star as Percy Jackson in the series. The Quest Trailer: Mel Mehrabian, Emily Gateley’s Series on Eight Teens Who Enter on a World of Fantasy to Premiere on Disney Plus on May 11 (Watch Video).

The plot will follow a 12-year-old modern demigod who's just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master's lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus. Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor Announces New Release Date of His Disney+ Show; First Two Episodes to Be Out on May 27.

Riordan and Jon Steinberg will serve as writers of the pilot episode, and James Bobin will direct. Steinberg will oversee the series with his producing partner Dan Shotz. Steinberg and Shotz serve as executive producers alongside Bobin, Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe and The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, as per Deadline.

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