Idris Elba is back as Knuckles in a new streaming series set in the Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe. Watch the first trailer for Paramount’s new show.
The Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog — yes, Paramount is calling it that — expands in April with the release of Knuckles, the live-action spinoff of Sega and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog movies. On Thursday, we got our first look at that Paramount Plus-exclusive series, which might just make you think, “Hey, why isn’t this a movie?”
Maybe that’s just the nagging Bob Iger portion of your brain, recalculating why it makes financial sense to make expensive streaming TV shows based on your biggest IP. And Knuckles definitely has the look and feel of the Jeff Fowler-led Sonic the Hedgehog films.
