Sameeksha asked Rick Riordan:

Now that the third season has been green-lit, do you think there might be open call auditions?

Rick Riordan I've talked about this many times, but here is some info from my past responses:

"I can't give you any good news, I'm afraid. Most of the roles have to go to Canadian actors because we are filming in Canada. That's a provincial law and a requirement of the B.C. film board. So if you're not a Canadian citizen, it's already very, very difficult to be considered. Even the smallest of walk-on roles go to Canadian actors, and most of them do this for a living. Our quota of non-Canadian actors gets filled almost instantly. Secondly, acting is hard work that takes years to get good at. So if you are not already committed to acting for a living, have a history of roles, and have gotten yourself an agent, it's almost impossible to get considered. We don't really do open auditions, because there are already hundreds and thousands of working actors clamoring for parts, and they have already put in the work and know how to navigate the casting system, so the directors know they can do a good job. (Even the youngest actors have been doing this for years.) We did open auditions for some of the major roles at the very beginning of the process, but honestly, it wasn't even close. No one who wasn't already a committed actor even came near to competing against those actors who have made this their lives' work. So if you want to get cast in any show, there are no shortcuts. Put in the work. Years of hard work. Become an actor. Get a reputable agent. Then the agent will start walking you through the very difficult process of doing auditions. Work your way up from small parts to bigger parts. Acting, like writing a book, is something that sounds fun and cool to many people, but actually doing it requires much, much
more work than most folks realize!"

"My guess is that the normal casting process would be followed, which is to have our casting director send out casting calls to talent agents, so the best way to be considered is to get very good at what you do, work really hard at whatever acting jobs you can get, then find a reputable agent who believes in you and will help you submit for the roles you're interested in. It's extremely difficult for someone un-agented to get picked for a part, even if there is an open casting call, because you are competing against young professional actors who have gone through that process and have a lot more experience. From what I've seen, it's a tough business to crack into!"

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