Percy Jackson Season 2 Has An Epic Chariot Race Scene, But The Cast Told Me Filming With The 'Mechanical Rig' Was Rough

Have you caught the two-episode debut of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2? It’s new on streaming this week, and it boasts tons of even bigger set pieces than its debut two years ago. One of those scenes that proves this is found in Episode 2, where Camp Half Blood competes in a cutthroat chariot race in order to get a chance at a quest. CinemaBlend spoke to the cast about bringing the exciting action scene to life.

In “Demon Pigeons Attack,” Percy (Walker Scobell) and one of the new characters this season , Percy’s half-brother Tyson (Daniel Diemer), compete against other demigods, including Annabeth and Clarisse. Here’s what Diemer said about filming the sequence in our interview:

There was a massive mechanical rig that was pulling us around at as safest speed as they coul