The writer's room for the upcoming Disney+ production of Percy Jackson and the Olympians started producing scripts for the series last month and have already been praised for their work on the show.
Original series author Rick Riordan recently provided an update on the series' progress on his personal blog, in a post titled "Vroom, Vroom in the Writers' Room." The author walked through the current status of the project, while also giving brief introductions for each of the writers involved. He wrote, "I am delighted to report that I am feeling more confident than ever about the quality of writing this show will have, and I am over the moon about the level of thoughtfulness and love for the PJO book series that everyone is bringing to the discussion."
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The show hired Black Sails co-creator Jonathan E. Steinberg back in May, who worked with Riordan to produce the show's pilot and series bible, along with a general outline for the rest of the season. Steinberg will work alongside fellow Fox 21 producer Dan Shotz, both of whom will act as showrunners for the series. Steinberg and Shotz have previously worked together on both Black Sails and Jericho. Riordan acknowledged that Black Sails is a very different show from Percy Jackson, but that he was looking forward to the "enormous amount of experience and talent [they bring] to our project."
Alongside Steinberg and Shotz come Daphne Olive, who worked with the showrunners on Black Sails. There's also Monica Owusu-Breen, who acted as an executive producer while also writing previously for shows such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fringe and Lost. A more out-of-the-box inclusion is Joe Tracz, who wrote the Lightning Thief musical. Riordan also confirmed he and his wife Becky Riordan would be part of the writing process for each episode in the season.
The group is currently in the process of writing the scripts for the second and third episode of the series, while waiting on receiving an official series order from Disney+. Once they do the show will quickly move onto actual production, which includes the complicated processes of hiring the right director or directors, while also casting and setting up locations for filming.
Riordan wanted to clarify the series was not "a 100% done deal," although he felt very positively about the direction of the show. He called out the entire writers room for their dedication as he wrapped up the post, saying it was "great to work with a team that gets the spirit of PJO, [while] also brings new perspectives and new writing talent to the story."
Source: Rick Riordan