Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Cast of Disney+ Percy Jackson Series

Lin-Manuel Miranda has joined the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. 

Disney+ announced today that the multi-hyphenate would star in the series as Hermes, trickster messenger god who is also father to Luke (Charlie Bushnell). Miranda, who is a Grammy, Emmy, Tony, and Pulitzer Prize-award winning songwriter, actor, producer, and director, was most recently seen in HBO's His Dark Materials.

Based on Rick Riordan's best-selling book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians chronicles the adventures of 12-year-old Percy (Walker Scobell), who discovers he is the son of Greek god Poseidon and soon finds himself training to become a hero alongside other demigods. 

A message from the messenger god himself: @Lin_Manuel Miranda is Hermes in #PercyJackson and the Olympians, an Original series coming to #DisneyPlus! pic.twitter.com/ncXp0Rl8Un

— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) November 7, 2022

The series will also star Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava Jeffries, Megan Mullally, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy. The pilot is written by Riordan and Jon Steinberg.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuts on Disney+ in 2024. 

Jade Budowski is a freelance writer with a knack for ruining punchlines and harboring dad-aged celebrity crushes. She was previously a reporter/producer at Decider and is a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow her on Twitter: @jadebudowski.