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Courtney B. Vance Joins ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ as Zeus
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Rick Porter
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Emmy-winning actor Courtney B. Vance joins the Disney+ hit series 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' as the iconic role of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods.
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- Vance is taking over the role of Zeus from the late actor Lance Reddick, who played the part in season one, and says he's excited to join the 'devoted fan base' of the series.
- Season two of 'Percy Jackson' is currently in production and will be based on the second book in the series, 'The Sea of Monsters', with Vance joining a lineup of new cast additions including Daniel Diemer, Tamara Smart, and Andra Day.
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Courtney B. Vance, Lance Reddick, Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, Bert Salke, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler, Sarah Watson, Daniel Diemer, Tamara Smart, Andra Day, Sandra Bernhard, Margaret Cho, Kristen Schaal, Disney+, FX, AMC, CW, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Sea of Monsters, Grotesquerie, 61st Street, Genius: Aretha, Lovecraft Country