{
  "id": 5535792,
  "title": "Disney+ grabs Rick Riordan's \"Percy Jackson but its Egyptian gods this time\" stories off the bookshelf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/disney-grabs-rick-riordans-percy-jackson-but-its-egyptian-gods-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:52:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/disney-kane-chronicles-show-rick-riordan-percy-jackson"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Disney+ has acquired the rights to Rick Riordan's \"The Kane Chronicles,\" a series of books that feature teenagers as descendants of Egyptian gods and royalty. Variety reports that the streaming service, currently in the middle of producing the well-received \"Percy Jackson and the Olympians,\" is developing a TV adaptation of Riordan's Kane Chronicles. This development marks a potential spin-off from the popular Percy Jackson franchise, which has been a favorite among kids and teens for its teenage superheroes based on classical mythological figures. Riordan is set to serve as an executive producer alongside his wife Rebecca and the creators of the Percy Jackson show. The Kane Chronicles books, published between 2010 and 2012, follow siblings Carter and Sadie Kane, who are modern descendants of the pharaohs Narmer and Ramses the Great. With magic powers running in their blood, the siblings must master their inherited Egyptian magic, forge unlikely alliances, and rescue their father from warring gods wreaking havoc on the modern world. Angela Robinson, known for her work on \"The L Word,\" \"True Blood,\" and \"How to Get Away with Murder,\" will develop the series for Disney+. If the show is picked up for a full series, Robinson will serve as both executive producer and co-writer with Riordan, who has previously been credited as a screenwriter for some episodes of \"Percy Jackson and the Olympians.\"",
  "summary": "The streamer has begun development on The Kane Chronicles , set in the same universe as Riordan's Olympians series.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}