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Percy Jackson and the Olympians lands on Netflix in a limited Disney licensing deal

The first two seasons of Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians joined Netflix in October 2026 under a licensing agreement and entered its Top 10. Coverage reads the deal as a promotion for Season 3, due on Disney+ on 20 November.

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Centre · 2The first two seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, a Disney+ original, were added to Netflix in early October 2026 under a new licensing agreement between Disney and Netflix. Centre · 2Screen Rant says the arrangement is temporary, with the series initially available on Netflix for three months. Collider's first report notes the show carries Netflix's "Watch for a Limited Time" message. Centre · 1The show entered Netflix's Top 10 shortly after arriving. Collider said on 10 October that it had been a steady presence on the US Top 10 TV list for a week, sitting 10th on the Friday list, behind the new series Below.

Centre · 2On 12 October Collider said it was among the ten most-streamed shows on Netflix in the US, in a list topped by East of Eden. Screen Rant, citing Flixpatrol, said it was Netflix's fifth most-watched TV show globally. Centre · 2Season 3, adapting Rick Riordan's The Titan's Curse, premieres on Disney+ on 20 November and stays exclusive to that service, so Netflix viewers would need to move to Disney+ to continue the story. Centre · 2Both outlets read the deal as Disney using Netflix to promote the show and gain subscribers. Collider suggests Netflix viewers who finish the first two seasons could sign up to Disney+ for the third. Screen Rant compares Netflix's roughly 325 million subscribers with Disney+'s estimated 131.6 to 135 million, and calls it a possible new subscriber acquisition strategy.

Centre · 1Screen Rant gives background on the show's performance on Disney+: 572 million viewing minutes in its first six days after the December 2023 debut, a 95% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and 82% viewer rating. It reports that Season 2 drew 483 million US minutes in three weeks against Season 1's 1.3 billion (via Luminate). Centre · 2Screen Rant says licensing between rival streamers has precedent, citing Prime Video series that moved to Netflix and Girls5Eva, which moved from Peacock to Netflix. Collider notes that Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown is also on Netflix's chart without a limited-time label.

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Framing
Business-of-streaming angle: Disney is using a rival platform to promote its own hit before Season 3, and the Netflix chart placement is read as success.
Emphasis
Chart rankings, the limited window, the Season 3 date and the subscriber-acquisition logic.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither outlet quotes Disney or Netflix on the terms of the deal. Collider's 12 October piece spends most of its length on East of Eden. No outlet reports actual Netflix viewing figures for Percy Jackson.
Charged language
“streaming hit”“End Of An Era”“Disney+ Loaned Out One of Its Best Originals”
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“it feels like the companies behind those streamers are using their original titles as a way to gain new subscribers via rival services” — Collider
“Rather than surrendering an exclusive, Disney may have discovered an incredibly effective new subscriber acquisition strategy.” — Screen Rant
“Unsurprisingly, this hit series has been quickly taken in by Netflix subscribers” — Collider

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