‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Adds Dafne Keen, Saara Chaudry to Season 3 Cast (Exclusive)
Disney+ is continuing to build out the mythology-drenched world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Dafne Keen and Saara Chaudry are the latest actors to join the Disney+ series, signing to to play recurring roles in the show’s third season. Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine, His Dark Materials) will play Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. Saara Chaudry (The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Breadwinner) will play Zoë Nightshade, an immortal hunter and Artemis’ lieutenant.
Keen and Chaudry join fellow season three additions Levi Chrisopulos and Olive Abercrombie, who are playing siblings Leo and Bianca di Angelo.
Season three of Percy Jackson is currently in production in Vancouver. It’s based on The Titan’s Curse, the third book in author Rick Riordan’s series of novels about the young Greek demigod (Walker Scobell). Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn and Daniel Diemer also star in the series.
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Keen’s Artemis “prefers the freedom of the outdoors to the politics and formality of Olympus,” per a character description. “Her immortal hunters are her constant companions, and she has little contact with mortals, making her a bit out of touch with modern human culture. She is regal and an honorable fighter who will stand up to grave challenges.”
Zoë Nightshade, to be played by Chaudry, is the “loyal lieutenant to Artemis and first among the immortal hunters. She has been at Artemis’ side for more than 2,000 years. She is a strong warrior and sometimes overly serious in ways that amuse the demigods, but she is also a crucial quest member, willing to strive and sacrifice for the good of all.”
Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, meanwhile, is set to premiere Dec. 10 on Disney+.
Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg created Percy Jackson and the Olympians. They executive produce with Dan Shotz, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.
Keen is repped by Independent Talent Group, UTA, Liebman Entertainment, Goodman Genow and Public Eye Communications. Chaudry is repped by The Characters Talent Agency and Innovative Artists.
