First Clip From ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Third Season Teases a Darker Quest

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians‘ has grown up alongside its audience. The first season adapted ‘The Lightning Thief’ for Disney+ in 2023, and the second season followed in December 2025 with ‘The Sea of Monsters’. Each new chapter has gotten bigger, bolder and a little more dangerous for Camp Half-Blood.

The second season closed on a major cliffhanger, with Zeus’ daughter Thalia Grace returning after her time as a tree. It also promised a shorter wait for what came next. Disney confirmed in July, during the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, that the new season would premiere on Nov. 20.

Now a first clip from the third season of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ has arrived, giving fans a fresh taste of the Titan’s Curse. The brief 26-second video, shown during a talk-show segment, is moody and dimly lit, opening on a close-up of a young woman’s face. It is short on plot but long on atmosphere, which fits the darker tone the series has been promising.

First clip from ‘PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS’ Season 3. Coming to Disney+ on November 20. (via @LiveKellyRyan) https://t.co/ewK3C7mkWd

— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) November 9, 2026

The new season adapts Rick Riordan’s third novel, ‘The Titan’s Curse’, which Disney says is the first time the book has been brought to the screen. The story begins when Percy’s friend Annabeth is captured by the forces of Kronos. She is held by the Titan Atlas, who is using her to hold up the sky.

Percy sets off on a perilous quest to save her, joined by Grover and Thalia. Getting Thalia on board is not simple, since the footage screened at Comic-Con showed Percy openly reluctant to bring her along. The first scene sees Thalia fighting a monster in a parking garage, then driving away before anyone can persuade her.

Disney has also released the official episode titles for the first 5 chapters, which hint at a playful but spooky season. They include ‘My Rescue Operation Goes Very Wrong’, ‘An Old Dead Friend Comes to Visit’ and ‘We Visit the Junkyard of the Gods’. The season runs 8 episodes in total.

The third season brings in a long list of fan-favorite characters. Levi Chrisopulos plays Nico di Angelo and Olive Abercrombie plays his sister Bianca, the children of Hades. Dafne Keen is Artemis and Saara Chaudry is her lieutenant Zoë Nightshade.

Kate McKinnon appears as Aphrodite, David Costabile plays the villainous Dr. Thorn, and Holt McCallany is Atlas. Jesse L. Martin returns as Annabeth’s father, Frederick Chase. Tamara Smart’s Thalia has been promoted to series regular.

Walker Scobell has said he believes this is the most book-accurate season the show has made so far. Nerdist’s trailer coverage describes the season as much darker than what came before. The Titan’s Curse is also a winter story, which gives the series a very different look from its summer-camp beginnings.

The cast has leaned into the idea that the scope has widened. Disney’s own coverage points to the new characters and the full lineup of gods as proof that Olympus will feel bigger than ever. That is a lot of mythology to pack into 8 episodes.

The season premieres Nov. 20 on Disney+ and Hulu with 2 episodes, followed by 2 new episodes each week. The finale arrives on Dec. 11. The first two seasons are available on both services, so there is still time to catch up.

For fans, this first clip may be tiny, but it signals that the marketing push is now in full swing. With the official trailer already out and the premiere just days away, expect more footage soon. The real question is how much of the book’s heartbreak the show will be willing to put on screen.

Victory will require sacrifice. The two-episode premiere of #PercyJackson and the Olympians Season 3 is coming to Disney+ and Hulu November 20. https://t.co/o5iXqguX8l

— Percy Jackson (@PercySeries) November 2, 2026

Have something to add? Let us know in the comments!