Scored message-leaning on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Against its source material, 5 characters were race-changed — Annabeth Chase (White to Black) 1, Grover Underwood (White to South Asian) 2. The adaptation scores 42 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 6 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it message-leaning at 61 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for South Asian and Black and below it for White and Hispanic 6.
- 1Race change vs sourceAnnabeth Chase: white in the source, black here (major).Percy Jackson and the Olympians novel series by Rick Riordan - Annabeth Chase described as blonde/white in books
- 2Race change vs sourceGrover Underwood: white in the source, south_asian here (major).Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 42 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1. Faithfulness 42 -> inverted 58
- 4Narrative universalityNarrative universality 6 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 6/10 -> advocacy signal 44
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 61 of 100, tier message-leaning.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 3 race, 0 gender, 2 critical -> 95
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: South Asian 76, Black 68, White 17, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus's master bolt and stop an all-out war.
Age: 32 — leans younger
Quadrant Scores
Audience Representation
Disney PlusSource Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Rick Riordan | novel | 2005 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 42/100
- Annabeth Chase · Leah Sava JeffriesWhiteBlack0major
- Grover Underwood · Aryan SimhadriWhiteSouth Asian0major
- Clarisse La Rue · Dior GoodjohnWhiteBlack0minor
- Chiron · Glynn TurmanWhiteBlack0major
- Thalia Grace · Tamara SmartWhiteBlack0minor
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 17 | 3 |
| This title (2023) | 61 | 1 |
● This title (2023): advocacy 61 · explore Fantasy →
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