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The “Knuckles” miniseries on Paramount+ has become the most-watched original series on the platform over its premiere weekend.

Per the streaming service, the “Sonic the Hedgehog” spinoff series was viewed for more than 4 million hours in its first few days of availability after dropping all six episodes on April 26. That also makes it the most-watched kids & family title ever on Paramount+. Viewership for other “Sonic the Hedgehog” titles on the service also saw a substantial lift, up 278% over their daily average.

“The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ fans came out in full-force,” said Jeff Grossman, executive vice president of programming at Paramount+. “We’re so thrilled with the record-breaking performance of ‘Knuckles’ and the incredible lift the whole Sonic universe has experienced following ‘Knuckles” premiere.”

Paramount+ does not typically release information on the number of viewers for its titles, though they previously revealed such info for the show “Special Ops: Lioness,” which...

Sonic the Hedgehog is quite the asset for Paramount+.

The streamer debuted the six-episode limited series Knuckles on April 26, expanding the “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog” — and setting a streaming record in the process.

In its premiere weekend, Knuckles became the most-watched Paramount+ original series of all time with more than 4M hours streamed over that time frame. It’s also Paramount+’s most watched kids and family title ever.

Paramount+ rarely releases streaming data on its own accord, last touting the success of Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Just two episodes of that series amassed around 7.5M viewers globally in its first week on the platform. Of course, that also included a broadcast sampling run, which Knuckles did not receive.

The streamer is also using hours viewed to quantify the Knuckles audience, which makes it more difficult to compare to these previous numbers. Although, Knuckles appears poised to make an...

Plot: The new live-action event series follows Knuckles on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

Review: It is hard to believe that Sonic The Hedgehog premiered on the big screen just before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world. What is even harder to believe is that the movie was actually pretty good. With a sequel released two years later and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 slated for December 2024, the world is chock full of Sega goodness these days. To bridge the wait until the end of this year, the six-episode limited series Knuckles highlights the Idris Elba-voiced echidna warrior’s journey to find his place in our world. Featuring limited connections to the movies, Knuckles has its moments but overall feels like an attempt to tread water until the third...

Knuckles, the Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series, stars Idris Elba as the fierce warrior echidna and follows his adventures on planet Earth. The series takes place between Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and 3 and focuses on Knuckles training Wade to become an echidna warrior. Knuckles features an impressive ensemble cast, including Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel.

Considering how the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise almost skidded to a halt thanks to its "ugly Sonic" design, the little blue critter is now one of Paramount's biggest hits. It seems that the new Knuckles spin-off series is about to continue that success, as the recently released trailer for the series broke a Paramount+ record.

“Only one hero hits this hard,” declares the first trailer for Knuckles, and it wasn't lying. The trailer gained a total of 4.3 million views on YouTube alone in its first 24 hours, with...

Knuckles, the Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series, stars Idris Elba as the fierce warrior echidna and follows his adventures on planet Earth. The series takes place between Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and 3 and focuses on Knuckles training Wade to become an echidna warrior. Knuckles features an impressive ensemble cast, including Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel.

Considering how the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise almost skidded to a halt thanks to its "ugly Sonic" design, the little blue critter is now one of Paramount's biggest hits. It seems that the new Knuckles spin-off series is about to continue that success, as the recently released trailer for the series broke a Paramount+ record.

“Only one hero hits this hard,” declares the first trailer for Knuckles, and it wasn't lying. The trailer gained a total of 4.3 million views on YouTube alone in its first 24 hours, with...

Sega and Paramount have made a Sonic The Hedgehog spin-off television series called Knuckles, here’s the trailer.

Sonic The Hedgehog is among the top selling video game franchises of all time. Launching on the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, the blue Hedgehog with super speed has graced countless video games, and after a failed attempt to make an animated film in the 1990s, he finally made a very successful leap to the big screen in 2020. Voiced by Ben Schwartz, it saw him go up against his arch nemesis Dr. Robotnik, played with maniacal relish by Jim Carrey. After being teased at the end of the first film, the 2022 sequel introduced Tails and Knuckles, voiced by Colleen O’Shaughnessey and Idris Elba.

News landed recently that the third film will see Carrey reprise his role, despite his previous assertion that he was retiring, with Krysten Ritter, Alyla Browne, James Wolk, Sofia Pernas,...

Paramount+’s official trailer for the event series Knuckles shows the titular character teaching Wade to be a warrior, turning a home into a gladiator pit, and generally disrupting lives. The series, set after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and before Sonic the Hedgehog 3, will premiere on April 26, 2024 with the release of all six episodes.

Idris Elba returns to voice Knuckles and Adam Pally’s back as Wade Whipple. Franchise veterans Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey also retuns as special guest stars in their roles as Sonic, Maddie, and Tails, respectively.

Additional series guest stars include Stockard Channing (The West Wing), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn), and Rory McCann (Game of Thrones). Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Paul Scheer (Black Monday), and Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital) also guest star.

The Sonic Cinematic Universe is expanding this spring. Paramount+ has set a Friday, April 26 release date for all six episodes of Knuckles, a spinoff series picking up immediately after the events of 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

The live-action/CGI hybrid series follows Knuckles on a “hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade Whipple as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.”

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You gotta go fast when you’re building a franchise, and Paramount Pictures has been moving like a speedy blue blur in racing out its live-action spinoff series of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” film, “Knuckles.”

“Knuckles” will bridge the gap between “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and the upcoming third film, and this series gives a look into the adventures of the red, punch-happy Echidna warrior Knuckles, with Idris Elba reprising his voice role from the second film.

Ahead of a Super Bowl spot that will air during the CBS and Nickelodeon broadcasts (Knuckles and friends will even make an appearance during the kids’ version) of the big game, Paramount+ has dropped the first trailer for “Knuckles” and announced all episodes of the series will be available to stream in the U.S. and Canada beginning April 26. It will hit additional territories the following day and Japan later this year.

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Paramount+ has released the official trailer for Knuckles, the Sonic the Hedgehog TV spinoff, from Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, starring Idris Elba in the title role. Adam Pally reprises his role from the film franchise as Wade Whipple. The streamer also announced today that all six episodes of the series will drop on Friday, April 26, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada; the following day, April 27, in all additional Paramount+ territories; and in Japan later this year.

The live-action series takes place between the films Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog 3. It follows Knuckles (Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

In addition to Elba and Pally, the ensemble cast includes guest stars Stockard Channing (The West Wing), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones...

Knuckles, the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog TV spinoff, has recruited more A-list talents into its cast. The spinoff’s ensemble cast has recently been augmented with the addition of Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel. This is on top of the already existing voice cast with Idris Elba (leading the show as Knuckles) and Adam Pally (reprising his role as Wade Whipple from the film franchise). As per Variety, the cast also includes recurring and guest stars such as Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Rory McCann, and Tika Sumpter, reprising her role as Maddie​​.

The Hollywood landscape is abuzz with news of the upcoming live-action series, Knuckles, which is a spinoff from the successful Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise. The series will be featured on Paramount+, Paramount Pictures, and Sega's platforms​.

In the series, the audience will be watching the humorous...

Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel are joining the cast of “Knuckles,” the first television series in Paramount+, Paramount Pictures and Sega of America’s expanding “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog.”

The live-action series, which takes place between “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” films, follows the titular character on an action-packed journey of self discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is currently slated to release on Dec. 20, 2024.

Details of Elwes, Channing, Lloyd, Scheer and Huebel’s characters were not disclosed.

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Idris Elba stars as Knuckles while Adam Pally reprises his role as Wade Whipple. Rounding out the rest of the cast is recurring stars Edi Patterson,...

The live-action “Knuckles” series at Paramount+ has added five new cast members.

Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel have all joined the series. Details on their characters are being kept under wraps.

As previously announced, Idris Elba will once again voice the character Knuckles as he did in the film “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.” Other cast members include Adam Pally, reprising the role of Wade Whipple, as well as Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, and Ellie Taylor. Guest stars include Rory McCann and Tika Sumpter, with the latter reprising her role as Maddie.

The show was originally announced in February 2022. It is set in the time between “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and the third film in the franchise, which is slated to debut in theaters on December 20, 2024. In the series, Knuckles “agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior,...

Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel have joined the cast of Sonic The Hedgehog TV spinoff Knuckles, from Paramount+, Paramount Pictures and Sega.

They join previously announced Idris Elba as the titular character Knuckles and Adam Pally, who will reprise his role from the film franchise as Wade Whipple, with recurring cast members Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, and guest stars Rory McCann and Tika Sumpter reprising her role as Maddie.

Character details are being kept under wraps.

The live-action series will follow Knuckles on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The series takes place between the films Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog 3, marking the next installment of the hit franchise, which is slated for December 20, 2024.

All of the...

Idris Elba as the title character in ‘Knuckles’

Adam Pally will reprise his role as Wade Whipple from Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Paramount+, Paramount Pictures, and Sega of America’s Knuckles series. Idris Elba was previously announced to take on the title role in the live-action series.

Recurring cast members will include Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso), and guest star Rory McCann (Game of Thrones). Tika Sumpter is on board to reprise her role as Maddie in a guest-starring role.

Production is now underway in London on the series set between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The franchise’s third film is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024.

The Paramount+ series brings together the creative team from the feature films. Jeff Fowler, director of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies,...

A new cast announcement for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series, Knuckles, confirms more returning movie characters. Based on the iconic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive video game franchise of the same name, Jeff Fowler's live-action adaptation managed to buck the poor game-to-screen trend to become the sixth highest-grossing movie of the year. With a new cinematic franchise born, Paramount Pictures has since produced Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has a Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the works, and a Knuckles-centered miniseries slated for Paramount+.

Several cast members for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff Knuckles have been announced, including returning characters from the popular films (via Variety). Joining Knuckles voice actor Idris Elba are Adam Pally, returning as deputy sheriff Wade Whipple, and Tika Sumpter returning as Maddie Wachowski. Game of Thrones star Rory McCann, Ted Lasso's Ellie Taylor, English comedian Julian Barratt, The Righteous Gemstones star Edi Patterson,...

The live-action “Knuckles” series starring Idris Elba at Paramount+ has assembled its cast.

The show was first announced in February 2022. In addition to Elba reprising the role of Knuckles from “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” Variety has learned that Adam Pally is set to star in the series, once again playing the role of Wade Whipple from the film franchise.

The film takes place between the events of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” which is slated to hit theaters Dec. 20, 2024. In the series, Knuckles “agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior,” per the official logline.

Edi Patterson (“The Righteous Gemstones”), Julian Barratt (“Mindhorn”), Scott Mescudi (“Don’t Look Up”), and Ellie Taylor (“Ted Lasso”) will recur in the series. Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones”) will guest star, as will Tika Sumpter, reprising the role of Maddie from the films.

Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor have joined the cast of of the Paramount+ and Sega series Knuckles, with Idris Elba set to reprise role of titular character. Adam Pally, who appeared in the most recent Sonic the Hedgehog sequel will reprise role of Walt Whipple with Rory McCann guest starring. In addition, Tika Sumpter will guest star, reprising her role as Maddie.

The series is currently in production and will follow Knuckles on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The series takes place between the films Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, marking the next installment of the hit franchise, which is slated for Dec. 20, 2024.

All of the key creative team from the previous films are returning for the series, including Jeff Fowler, the films’ director,...