Everything To Know About ‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 And The Surprisingly Close Release Date

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has officially wrapped up its second season, with the finale now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. If you’ve already watched Episode 8 and are still processing the twist at the end, you won’t have to wait long to see what happens next.

After a two-year gap between the first and second seasons of Disney+’s adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling Percy Jackson novels, the turnaround for Season 3 will be much quicker.

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Midway through the credits of the Season 2 finale, viewers got a surprise first look at Season 3, along with an announcement that the series will return later this year — yes, in 2026. The first-look clip features the anticipated school dance scene between Percy and Annabeth, which you can watch on the show’s Instagram.

If you’re excited for Season 3, keep reading to learn everything you need to know about the next chapter, which officially enters uncharted territory. Riordan’s third book was never made into a feature film, unlike The Lightning Thief (2010) and The Sea of Monsters (2013).

When Is Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 Coming Out?

Although Disney+ has confirmed that Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 will arrive in 2026, the streamer has not yet announced an official release date. It’s likely that the series will premiere sometime in Q4, as the show is currently in production in Vancouver. Stay tuned for more updates.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Percy Jackson Season 2 finale.

What Was The Major Twist At The End Of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2?

At the end of Percy Jackson Season 2, Thalia is resurrected from the pine tree thanks to the healing powers of the Golden Fleece. Luke has vanished, while Chiron returns with a major secret he feels compelled to share with Percy, Annabeth and Grover — one that could change everything.

The centaur reveals that on the night Thalia was turned into the tree, he was actually there, watching and ready to intervene to save her. When she encountered Hades’ monsters, the Furies, they approached her and told her that her father, Zeus, wanted to use her as a weapon in the upcoming fight against Kronos in order to fulfill the Great Prophecy. (As a reminder, the prophecy states that a child of the Big Three, either Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades, will face a choice at age sixteen that could either save the gods or destroy them.)

Zeus then appears and tries to convince his daughter to join his cause, but she refuses to be used as a pawn. As punishment, he turns her into a pine tree and forces Chiron to lie, telling everyone that the Furies had mortally wounded Thalia and that Zeus spared her life. This marks a major deviation from the book, which tells a different version of events: Thalia fights the monsters so her friends can reach Camp Half-Blood safely.

In the episode’s final moments, Thalia appears before Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Chiron after waking from a three-day coma. She asks where Luke is, while Percy reflects on what her return means, including the possibility that she is the child referenced in the prophecy and could ultimately be the reason Olympus is destroyed.

What Is Percy Jackson Season 3 About, And Which Book Will It Adapt?

Season 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will adapt the third novel in Rick Riordan’s bestselling series, The Titan’s Curse.

According to Riordan’s website, in The Titan’s Curse book, Percy receives a distress call from his friend Grover, who has made a major discovery: he has found “two powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown.” At the same time, the Titan lord Kronos has “devised his most treacherous plot yet,” pulling the heroes directly into the danger.

According to rumors, there is an ancient monster somewhere that could possess the power to destroy Olympus. However, Artemis, the only goddess who might know how to track it, is missing. Percy and his friends, along with the Hunters of Artemis, “have only a week to find the kidnapped goddess and solve the mystery of the monster she was hunting. Along the way, they must face their most dangerous challenge yet: the chilling prophecy of the titan’s curse,” the book’s description reads.

In an interview with Variety, Walker Scobell, who plays Percy, said there was less pressure heading into The Titan’s Curse because it had not previously been adapted for the big screen.

“I almost feel like there’s less pressure, because I don’t think there’s anything to really compare it to,” he explained. “I thought Logan Lerman had a wonderful performance as Percy Jackson, but now I’m on my own.”

Who Will Be In Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 Cast?

Most of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 main and supporting cast is expected to reprise their roles for the next installment, with the likely exception of Timothy Simons’ King Tantalus, who was blasted by a fireball in Episode 8.

The main cast features Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn and Daniel Diemer. Recurring and guest stars include Simons, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Mantzoukas, Glynn Turman, Virginia Kull, Courtney B. Vance, Andra Day, Adam Copeland, Sandra Bernhard, Margaret Cho, Kristen Schaal, Tamara Smart, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Toby Stephens, among others.

All episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 are streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.