Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 Debuts With a Perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Percy Jackson came back to Disney+ after a two-year break and promptly did the thing every show dreams of: it opened with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. If you were on the fence about diving back into Camp Half-Blood, the early numbers are about as loud a signal as you could ask for.

So, how good are the numbers?

• Rotten Tomatoes (critics): Season 2 premiered at 100% on the Tomatometer, topping Season 1’s 91%.
• Rotten Tomatoes (audience): Season 2 sits at 88% on the Popcornmeter, up from Season 1’s 79%.
• Marvel comparisons: No MCU show has hit a perfect 100% — the closest is Ms. Marvel at 98%. Over in Marvel-adjacent land, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur scored a clean 100%, and X-Men '97 initially debuted at 100% before settling at 99%.
• Metacritic (critics): Season 2 has a 73 metascore, the same as Season 1 — that’s 'Generally Favorable.'
• Metacritic (users): Season 2 is at 8.0, a bump from Season 1’s 6.8.

What Season 2 is adapting

This batch tackles The Sea of Monsters, the second book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The setup is straightforward: Percy heads into the Sea of Monsters to find Grover and the Golden Fleece. Along the way, he teams up with his Cyclops half-brother Tyson, plus Annabeth and Clarisse, to keep Luke and Kronos from wrecking Camp Half-Blood and, you know, Olympus.

Release plan

The season launched with two episodes on December 10, 2025. New episodes drop weekly through January 21, 2026. Not bad for a show that took about two years to return — it feels like Disney+ is betting on momentum here.

Who’s behind it, and who’s in it

The series blends modern-day adventure with Greek mythology and is co-created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, based on Riordan’s novels. Walker Scobell leads as Percy Jackson, with Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Dior Goodjohn supporting.

The takeaway

Season 2 didn’t just clear Season 1’s bar — it vaulted past it, at least in the early going. A 100% critics score is rare air, and the audience numbers are stronger too. Whether it holds as more reviews roll in is a wait-and-see, but for now, Percy’s sailing smooth.