Andra Day is joining the Season 2 cast of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" as Athena. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, is one of the most important Olympian characters in Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" books,

As production continues on Percy Jackson Season 2, Disney has officially announced the casting of Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) in the next installment of the hit Disney+ series.

Singer and actress Andra Day is joining the Season 2 cast of "Percy Jackson" on Disney+. She will play Greek goddess Athena in the series -- and Annabeth's mother.

Singer Andra Day debuts as Athena in Disney's 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' season two. The series, featuring Walker Scobell and Leah Sava Jeffries, plunges into the 'Sea of Monsters' storyline. Fans can anticipate more mythology and high-stakes adventures with an ensemble cast expanding in 2025 release.

At Brazil's D23 festival, Andra Day was revealed to be the one and only Athena. Fans have been wondering who would play the iconic Goddess of Wisdom for quite some time and we also got her first photo on set with her on-screen daughter!

Andra Day will join season two of Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Athena, the network announced Sunday. Day's Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, is the mother of Annabeth Chase (played Leah Sava Jeffries) in Rick Riordan's wildly popular teen book series.

Oscar-nominated actor Andra Day has been tapped to play Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Annabeth’s mom, in the upcoming second season of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The casting was reveiled at D23 in Brazil with a video of Day in character posted across the show’s social media accounts.

Get ready demigods, because Percy Jackson and the Olympians is returning for more mythological adventures on Disney+. A second season of the TV show, based on the book series of the same name by Rick Riordan,