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Feb 8, 2024 5:43 pm
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Feb 8, 2024 2:04 pm
The very first trailer for Knuckles is here, offering audiences an interesting sneak peek of the Paramount+ Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series including Idris Elba as the titular echidna ahead of its release this April.
The Knuckles preview dropped in addition to the statement that all 6 episodes of the star-studded occasion series will be offered to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on April 26. Other areas will discover it in their streaming libraries on April 27, with the exception of Japan, where the series will present later on this year.
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— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 8, 2024
In addition to the action-packed brand-new trailer, Paramount+ shared first-look images and teaser art for Sonic fans to feast their eyes on till February 11, when a brand new area for Knuckles will debut throughout the Super Bowl LVIII occasion, which will include trailers and advertisements for numerous huge titlesin addition to an alternative broadcast on Nickelodeonwhere Knuckles and a few of his friends will make a surprise look.
As verified in the main news release, the Knuckles spin-off happens in between Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (which struck theaters in April 2022and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (slated for release in December 2024enabling audiences to overtake red-quilled bruiser on his “amusing and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he consents to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the methods of the Echidna warrior.”
The series includes an outstanding ensemble that consists of Adam Pally repeating his function as Wade Whipple, Ben Schwartz returning as Sonic the Hedgehog, Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, together with fellow visitor stars Stockard Channing, Edi Patterson, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Julian Barratt, Rory McCann, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel.
Toby Ascher, the series showrunner, developed Knuckles’ small-screen experience with John Whittington, supported by essential creatives from the Sonic motion pictures, in addition to Paramount Pictures. Jeff Fowler helmed the pilot episode from a script penned by head author Whittington, while Brian Schacter and James Madejski functioned as scribes on the other episodes.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance home entertainment author for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @AdeleAnkers.