Percy Jackson and the Olympians to Premiere on Hulu, But There's a Catch

The premiere of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will be available to stream on Hulu.

By Adam Barnhardt

The debut of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is now just days away, and Disney is letting the show's premiere stream on multiple services. In addition it its primary home on Disney+, the first episode of the highly anticipated series will be available to watch on Hulu.

Unfortunately for those who prefer watching shows on Hulu, the partnership with Percy Jackson ends there. Even though the show has a two-episode premiere, just the first episode will be available to be seen on Hulu. Furthermore, the Percy Jackson premiere will only be on Hulu through January 31st while all episodes will live in perpetuity on Disney+.

What will Percy Jackson Season One adapt?

According to Percy Jackson showrunner Dan Shotz and Jonathan E. Steinberg, the first season will cover the ground of the series' first book, The Lightning Thief.

"We knew book one would be the first season, so we got to go on this journey of that book and know that we needed to fit it into this box, but we also needed to pace it in a way that made it feel like we were moving," Shotz told ComicBook.com earlier this year. "It's an adventure. It's a ride. It's like a journey across America. We needed to make sure that fit into this box."

"When we took this on, and I think when we first started to get to know Rick and Becky (Riordan), I think the promise was made that a lot of care was going to go into this," Steinberg added. "This wasn't really about just trying to get the book on screen or just trying to get something to market, but it was about trying to really embrace what was special about the experience people had with the books and find a way to translate that. I think everybody from the studios, from 20th to Disney+, to Rick and Becky and our team really embrace that this was going to be something that was cared for."

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 is based off of the first novel in Rick Riordan's critically-acclaimed book series, The Lightning Thief. Starring Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as the titular demigod, this eight-episode first season embarks Percy on a quest to return Zeus's stolen master bolt, as he is framed as the prime suspect. If he is not successful by the Summer Solstice deadline, the world bears the consequences of Mount Olympus in-fighting. The series also stars Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood), Leah Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), Glynn Turman (Chiron), Jason Mantzoukas (Dionysus), Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue), Charlie Bushnell (Luke), Adam "Edge" Copeland (Ares), Jay Duplass (Hades), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hermes), Timothy Omundson (Hephaestus), Lance Reddick (Zeus), and Toby Stephens (Poseidon).

The series is set to debut on Disney+ beginning December 20th.

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