Our Channel Surfing TV picks for the week feature the Gods, treasure hunting, and theater. Return to Camp Half-Blood and follow along a new quest in Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two. Go hunting for more ancient relics in a new season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Then, a director leaves the bright lights of Broadway and heads back to his small home town in Happiness.
The Sea of Monsters
When we last left Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy is able to return the Master Bolt to its proper owner seemingly preventing a war. However, an even greater threat is discovered and one of Percy’s friends has betrayed him and the rest of Camp Half-Blood.
In the new season, Percy realizes things are different when he arrives at camp the next year. Things start becoming weird with Annabeth, he learns he has a cyclops brother, and his other close friend, Grover, is missing. Plus, we can’t forget that the forces of Kronus are out there plotting.
The two-episode season two premiere of Percy Jackson and the Olympians releases Wednesday, December 10, on Disney+.
A Globe-Trotting Adventure
Laura Croft made a name for herself in video games. Her popularity resulted in her crossing mediums to film and television. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft isn’t an adaptation, but an animated series that has continuity with the video games.
In the second season, Lara partners with her best friend Sam in order to retrieve stolen African Orisha masks. While on their quest, the pair cross paths with a powerful billionaire who plans to use the power of the masks for her own ambitions.
Stream the second season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft beginning Thursday, December 11, on Netflix.
Performing on Stage
Everyone pursuing a career in musical theater dreams of making it on Broadway. There is no other stage bigger. However, once you make it, no other place can really compare. Imagine trading the bright lights of New York for a small town production.
That’s what happens to to Charlie Summers in Happiness. After a career of 20 years working his way up to director, he soon finds himself back in his home town living in his childhood room. He decides to help his mom at the local theater where he finds that the cast and crew may not be as professional as the people he is accustomed to working with, but they definitely have as much passion for the art.
The first two episodes of Happiness air Sunday, December 14, on PBS.
