Disney+’s Upcoming The Kane Chronicles Show Will Be Percy Jackson Meets Moon Knight
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Disney+'s new fantasy TV show in development feels like the perfect combination of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Moon Knight, blending together adventure and Egyptian mythology in a creative way. The streaming platform has been a hub for both exciting Disney TV shows and new MCU stories, such as Percy Jackson and Moon Knight. While the former is divisive among book fans, the responses have still been mostly positive. Meanwhile, Moon Knight is one of the best fantasy miniseries of all time. They both integrate mythology into modern stories. The idea of blending them together is thrilling, as both feature mythological storylines and plenty of action.
Luckily, a newly announced fantasy TV show in development does just that. After Netflix cut the story loose, Disney+ picked up the rights to The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy also by author Rick Riordan. Angela Robinson and Riordan are scripting the project. As of the time of writing, the show doesn’t have a series order, yet. Riordan stated in an Instagram post that Disney has sample scripts, which were written over the past year, and the creative team is waiting for executives to decide whether to greenlight the series. There's no guarantee.
However, the prospect of this becoming a TV show is even more exciting to think about now than it was when the movie was in the works at Netflix because Disney+ would be involved. The Kane Chronicles has the chance to expand the on-screen Riordanverse past Percy Jackson & The Olympians and give Egyptian mythology lovers another story to dive into after Moon Knight.
The Kane Chronicles Books Exist In The Same World As Percy Jackson & The Olympians
The Kane Chronicles follows Carter and Sadie Kane, two siblings whose Egyptology professor disappears, forcing them to move in with their uncle Amos. In the new home, they discover they are the descendants of the pharaohs Narmer and Ramses the Great, making them powerful magicians who get chosen as the next hosts of Iris and Horus. However, they must go on the run, as they get hunted by the House of Life, a group that has banned Egyptian magicians from following the gods, and search for their father.
Part of the reason The Kane Chronicles is so exciting is that it exists within the wider Riordanverse, a shared universe of middle-grade book series that integrate mythology from various ancient societies. Riordan continues to expand the Riordanverse, so it’s possible there will be more integrated in the future. However, it’s Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian gods. There’s hope that the two series could be a part of a larger connected TV universe on Disney+.
While the Percy Jackson books and The Kane Chronicles are more separated than the Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase series, they do collide a few times. The Kane Chronicles characters meet with the Percy Jackson characters in Demigods and Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes, a collection of three novella crossovers. The Kane Chronicles also make small references to characters from Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Plus, it explains how the afterlife works when multiple pantheons exist. There's so much value The Kane Chronicles can bring to the Percy Jackson TV show.
Carter & Sadie Kane Unexpectedly Become The Hosts Of Egyptian Deities
There’s no doubt The Kane Chronicles has Percy Jackson & the Olympians vibes when it comes to the adventure and mystery. Plus, they share the same book universe. However, the story also feels very similar to the MCU hit series Moon Knight in terms of Egyptian mythology and deities walking the Earth.
In Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase, the characters are the actual children of the Greek/Roman and Norse gods. There’s a direct lineage, and their power comes from the fact that they’re half-blood. However, the Egyptian gods don’t have biological demigod children. As such, powerful Egyptian magicians are chosen as hosts, and they can either accept or be forced to take on a god’s spirit.
I want to make one very important distinction. Moon Knight features a main character with dissociative identity disorder, a real psychological disorder. He had alters due to trauma before he had a god bound to his soul. The Kane Chronicles includes two characters without DID or alters who have gods magically sharing the same body. There's so much misinformation about DID, so I want to be very, very clear. This is not where the series are comparable. Magical possession isn’t DID.
Isis and Horus bind themselves to the mortals Carter and Sadie, making them the physical avatars of two Egyptian gods. Similarly, Khonshu binds his essence to Marc Spector and his alters. The god’s spirit gives the humans extranormal abilities, including enhanced strength and combat skills. In the case of Carter and Sadie, they also have spellcasting abilities. What's more, all the gods have ulterior motives for binding to the hosts, wanting the humans to do their supernatural bidding. Ultimately, The Kane Chronicles is one of the most exciting projects for Percy Jackson & the Olympians fans and the wider mythology lovers, like those who enjoyed Moon Knight.
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