Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 Adds Tamara Smart as Thalia Grace

It turns out viewers won’t only see fan-favorite character Thalia Grace in tree form on Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2. Disney+ has cast actress Tamara Smart in the role.

Thalia is the Demigod daughter of Zeus, who made her last stand to protect her friends at the edge of Camp Half-Blood. Rather than let her die, Zeus transformed her into a tree that anchors the force field that protects camp.

Smart’s credits include Resident Evil, which she starred in with the late Lance Reddick, who played Zeus in Season 1 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

“I’m so grateful and excited to be joining the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Smart said in a statement.

“It’s so close to my heart. Lance Reddick and I always spoke about working together again, so it’s that much more special and important to me to play his daughter once more as Thalia, and to keep his memory alive. I feel his presence all around me and strive to make him proud on this exciting journey,” Smart added.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 is based on the second book in the series, The Sea of Monsters. The season’s synopsis reads as follows:

Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Thalia is described as “tough and prickly, with a rebel/punk sensibility” and “fiercely loyal to her friends and distrustful of her father’s world.”

“Thalia Grace is one of the most important characters in the Percy Jackson universe, so the right casting was critical,” author Rick Riordan said.

“Thalia is a powerful warrior, a fiercely loyal friend, and a demigod rebel with a very ‘punk’/ ‘rage-against-the-machine’ sensibility. As soon as we saw Tamara Smart play this role, we knew we had found our daughter of Zeus. She was, no pun intended, electric. Tamara puts the ‘grace’ in Thalia Grace!” Riordan continued.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 is currently in production in Vancouver. It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2025.

The series stars Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood), Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan), Daniel Diemer (Tyson), and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue). 

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, and Albert Kim.

The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Jason Ensler, and Sarah Watson also executive produce the series.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 is streaming on Disney+.

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