Percy Jackson trailer released plus a new photo - all you need to know

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Image caption, New pictures show Percy and Annabeth in the Percy Jackson series

Disney has brought out a new trailer for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV show.

The series is based on the Percy Jackson books, by Rick Riordan that imagines a world where the Greek gods live in the 21st Century.

The trailer shows some of the battles Percy has ahead, including some battles against terrifying mythical creatures.

The show will be released on 20 December, on Disney+.

Newest trailer released

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Image caption, Get to know Annabeth, Grover and Percy in the new trailer

Disney's most recent trailer for the show gave fans an idea of what to expect. It showed Percy struggling with school at the start, being sent to Camp Half-Blood, and being given his quest.

We also see a bit more of his two friends, Grover and Annabeth, and even get a sneak peak of some of the mythical creatures the trio will face in this series.

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What we know so far about Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Image caption, Rick Riordan (right), with the cast of the show

Back in 2020, it was announced that Percy Jackson was going to get a new TV series.

The series imagines a world where Greek gods live in our world, and follows 12-year-old Percy as he gets used to his superhuman powers. He meets other demigods and discovers he is the son of Poseidon, who is god of the sea.

Percy faces lots of different quests and challenges - including one from Zeus, the god of the sky.

The series will follow this plot with Zeus, and it's based on the first book in the series, called Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

Who has been cast in the Percy Jackson series?

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Image caption, Let's go Camp Half-Blood! (Left to Right) Leah, Walker and Aryan will star as the main trio in the new series

Percy will be played by Walker Scobell, Annabeth will be played by Leah Sava Jeffries and Grover will be played by Aryan Simhadri.

Lin Manuel Miranda - who you might remember from writing the music to Encanto and Moana - has also been cast as the god Hermes in the show.

Other gods include: Hades, the god of the Underworld - played by Jay Duplass - Dionysus, the god of wine and the guy in charge of Camp Half Blood - played by Jason Mantzoukas - Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths - played by Timothy Omundson and Ares, the god of war - played by Canadian wrestler Adam Copeland.

Zeus and Poseidon also both play big roles in the show. Zeus will be played by Lance Raddick, and Toby Stephens will play Poseidon.

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Image caption, Aryan Simhadri plays the role of Grover in the new series