Director: Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson, James Bobin
Half-blood son of Poseidon Percy Jackson gets pulled from ordinary teenage life into a cross-country dash against monsters, gods, and a ticking clock in this 2023 fantasy-adventure series.
What is Percy Jackson And The Olympians about?
Accused of stealing Zeus's master bolt, twelve-year-old Percy discovers he's a demigod and is thrown into a summer camp for children of Greek gods, then sent on a road trip through a mythologized version of America to clear his name before a divine war erupts. Alongside sharp-witted daughter of Athena Annabeth and loyal satyr Grover, he crosses paths with monsters lifted from ancient myth and reimagined for modern suburbs and highways. Each stop tests Percy's growing sense of who he is and where he belongs, since his heritage marks him as an outsider among mortals and gods alike. The eight-episode first season adapts the opening novel of Rick Riordan's book series, leaning into the found-family dynamic between the three young leads rather than pure spectacle. Along the way, Percy has to reckon with an absent father, a mother he loves fiercely, and a prophecy that suggests his life will never be simple again.
Cast & crew
Walker Scobell anchors the series as Percy, playing the character's stubbornness and vulnerability without over-explaining either. Leah Sava Jeffries brings brisk confidence to Annabeth, and Aryan Simhadri gives Grover a nervous warmth that keeps the trio's banter grounded. Veteran names like Glynn Turman and Megan Mullally fill out the god-and-mortal supporting cast in smaller but memorable turns.
Context & significance
Directors Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson, and James Bobin split directing duties across the season, keeping pace brisk at roughly forty minutes per episode. The show arrives with author Rick Riordan credited as co-writer, a detail fans of the books have pointed to as reassurance that the adaptation follows the source material closely after an earlier film version diverged from it.
Where & how to watch
Percy Jackson and the Olympians streams on K-Time with Farsi dubbing and Persian subtitles, and the full catalog page is free to browse before you log in. A K-Time account is all that's needed to start watching, with the interface built around a Farsi-first viewing experience for the diaspora audience.