Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to guest star in the upcoming Disney+ series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". The series is based on the "Percy Jackson" books by Rick Riordan.
Miranda will play Hermes, who is a charismatic messenger god who protects travelers and thieves. He will star alongside Walter Scobell, Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Charlie Bushnell. Other previously announced guest stars include Megan Mullally, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy.
Rick Riordan co-wrote the pilot with Jon Steinberg, and James Bobin will direct. Steinberg and Dan Shotz will executive produce with Bobin, Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson, and The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, and D.J. Goldberg.
The series will debut exclusively on Disney+ in 2024.
