News Percy Jackson and the Olympians Kate McKinnon Joins Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 Cast as Aphrodite The second season of the Disney+ show is set to premiere later this year. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 15, 2025 Credit: NBC Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: NBC The second season of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians is set to premiere in a couple of months, and we’ve already gotten a ton of casting news. Today, we got another addition to the call sheet that is equally exciting. According to Variety, Kate McKinnon, the SNL alum whose previous roles include playing Weird Barbie in Barbie, will play herself Aphrodite in a recurring guest role in the third season. Her official description, according to Variety, mentions that she is able to “alter her appearance depending on the beholder,” with her main motivation being that she “must be sure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest.” McKinnon joins several previously announced season two additions, including the Gray Sisters, with Sandra Bernhard playing Anger, Kristen Schaal as Tempest, and Margaret Cho playing Wasp. Other casting news revealed Daniel Diemer playing Percy’s half-brother, Tyson the Cyclops. They join series regulars Walker Scobell as Percy, Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase, and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. The second season follows the story laid out in Rick Riordan’s second book, The Sea of Monsters, though it will also include elements from later books. We also know that we’ll definitely get a third season down the road, since Disney Branded Television has already committed to more episodes. We still have to watch season two, however, before we start thinking about season three! We can begin doing so when the second season premieres on Disney+ on December 10, 2025, with new episodes dropping weekly. [end-mark] The post Kate McKinnon Joins <i>Percy Jackson and the Olympians</i> Season 3 Cast as Aphrodite appeared first on Reactor.