Kate McKinnon has joined the cast of Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” as a recurring guest star.
She will play Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. According to the official character description, Aphrodite “can change her appearance depending on the viewer” and “must ensure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before agreeing to help her on her quest.”
McKinnon is best known for her work on “Saturday Night Live,” serving as a cast member from 2012 to 2022. She earned 10 Emmy nominations during her tenure, winning twice. Her other major credits include the films “Bombshell” (2019), “Yesterday” (2019), “The Spy Who Dumped Me” (2018), and the 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters.” Most recently, McKinnon played Weird Barbie in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” (2023) and Carole Baskin in the 2022 limited series by Peacock “Joe vs. Carole.” Next, she will be seen in Andrew Stanton’s Hulu sci-fi film “In the Blink of an Eye.” She is repped by CAA, Artists Firsts and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the book series of the same name by Rick Riordan for middle grade students. Riordan created the television series with Jonathan E. Steinberg, who serves as showrunner alongside Dan Shotz. Executive producers include Steinberg and Shotz; Riordan and Rebecca Riordan; Craig Silverstein; Bert Salke; Gotham’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg; James Bobin; Jim Rowe; Albert Kim; Jason Ensler; and Sarah Watson. Alongside Scobell, the main cast includes Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn and Daniel Diemer.
The series debuted on Disney+ in 2023 and season 2 will premiere on December 10. Season 3, based on the book “The Titan’s Curse,” is currently in production in Vancouver.
