Kate McKinnon joins ‘Percy Jackson’ season 3: Cast as Aphrodite

Kate McKinnon, known for her roles in ‘Barbie’, ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’, ‘Masterminds’, ‘Bombshell’, and ‘Ghostbusters’, has officially joined the cast for the upcoming season of ‘’ OTT show. She will be joining the original trio ensemble in the new season and will be taking on the role of a popular goddess in .

Read on to find out more about the third season of ‘Percy Jackson.’

Kate McKinnon joins ‘Percy Jackson’ new season

As per reports shared by Variety, actress Kate McKinnon, who is well known for her quirky and comedic roles in films and TV shows, is joining ‘Percy Jackson’ season 3. She will be portraying the role of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty, pleasure, sexuality, and procreation.

A quote about her official character in the show reads that she “can alter her appearance depending on the beholder and must be sure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest.”

About Kate McKinnon

McKinnon is best known for her longtime run on the popular TV show ‘Saturday Night Live’, where she worked from 2012 to 2022. Her role on the show got her 10 Emmy nominations and 2 Emmy wins, making it one of the biggest hits of her career. Some of her other works include, but are not limited to, ‘Sisters’, ‘Office Christmas Party’, ‘The Bubble’, ‘The Roses’, ‘Finding Dory’, ‘Rough Night’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘Joe vs Carole,’ and many others.

The actress will next be seen on ‘In the Blink of an Eye,’ a much-anticipated sci-fi film that follows the story of different historical aspects of world history through three different yet interconnected stories. She will be starring alongside names such as Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Tanaya Beatty, Jorge Vargas, and Skywalker Hughes.