In March, Reddick's reps announced that the late actor had died "suddenly" at age 60 from natural causes in a statement shared with PEOPLE

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to join the extraordinary cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians!” Vance, 64, said in a statement to Variety on Monday, November 25. “There are few moments in an actor’s career when you can honestly say that ...

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has officially recast the role of Zeus. The Disney+ series has cast Courtney B. Vance to take up the mantle from the late Lance Reddick, who died last year, shortly after the first season was released.