The two actors are among the guest stars of the second season of the Disney+ series together with Beatrice Kitsos and Kevin Chacon.
The cast continues to expand second season Of Percy Jackson and the Olympians with new and interesting guest stars. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that they have signed on to appear in new episodes of the series Disney+ the actors Rosemarie DeWitt (The Boys, Mad Men), Aleks Paunovic (Snowpiercer, Van Helsing), Beatrice Kitsos (iZombie) e Kevin Chacon (Jessica Jones), the latter two to fill recurring roles. In particular, DeWitt and Paunovic will play as guest stars two well-known characters from Greek mythology, also present in the novel The Sea of Monstersthe second book in the franchise Rick Riordan on which this season will be based: C.C. (who, as readers know, is none other than the famous sorceress Circe) and the Cyclops Polyphemus.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 2: The roles of the new additions to the cast
DeWitt's CC is described as a stylish and composed New Age guru who Percy (Walker Scobell) e Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) encounter in their search for the Golden Fleece. He conveys warmth and empathy, but readers of the book know well that he hides secrets. Polyphemus is an ancient Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus long ago and who now takes care of animals and jealously guards the Golden Fleece on his own island. Kitsos will play Alison Simms, a character who does not appear in Rick Riordan's books. Also a demigod, she attended Camp Half-Blood and lives in the world of men, although she believes in the world promised by Kronos and sides with Luke (Charlie Bushnell). Chacon will play Chris Rodriguez, a demigod who, like Luke, is the son of Hermes and is part of his group (note: in some episodes of the first season the character was played by another actor, Andrew Alvarez).
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The new entries join the many names already announced previously Daniel Diemer (Tyson), Tamara Smart (Thalia), Second Day (Athena), Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal e Margaret Cho(the Gray Sisters). From previous news we also know that Courtney B. Vance he signed on to play Zeus, taking over from the late one Lance Reddick. Scobell, Jeffries, Bushnell, Aryan Simhadri e Dior Goodjohn will reprise their roles from season one.
The plot and previews of the second season
The next episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympiansscheduled for release in 2025 on Disney+, will be based on The Sea of Monsters. Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood a year later to find that the world he knew is no longer the same. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he discovers he has a Cyclops for a brother, Grover is missing and the camp is under siege by Kronos' forces. “Percy's journey to make things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon,” warns Disney+.
