‘Percy Jackson’ Premiere Moves Up on Disney+, Hulu

Percy Jackson’s quest is beginning a little sooner than anticipated.

Disney+ moved up the premiere of its Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by a few hours. The first two episodes, which had been scheduled to begin streaming early Wednesday, instead dropped at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Tuesday. The first episode is also streaming on Hulu and will remain there through the end of January.

Subsequent episodes will also debut on Tuesdays on Disney+, rather than Wednesdays.

“We’re so grateful for the amazing and dedicated Percy Jackson fans who have enthusiastically supported this project from the very beginning,” said Pamela Levine, head of marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic Content. “They’ve been counting down the days, and as a special thank you, we wanted to let our fans enjoy the first two episodes a bit earlier than expected.”

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling novels, with the eight-episode season covering the events of the first book, The Lightning Thief. Walker Scobell plays the title character; Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri also star.

Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg created the series, with Steinberg and Dan Shotz serving as co-showrunners. All three executive produce with Rebecca Riordan; The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg; Bert Salke; directors James Bobin and Anders Engström; and Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen and Jet Wilkinson.