Knuckles release date
The Knuckles release date in Australia was April 27, 2024. All six episodes of the miniseries will stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Knuckles synopsis
Knuckles The Echidna agrees to train Wade Whipple in the ways of the warrior. He takes Wade under his wing to teach him everything he knows.
Knuckles cast
Idris Elba stars as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna, reprising his role from the Sonic The Hedgehog movies. Elba has starred in The Wire and Hijack, in addition to lending his voice to animated films Zootopia, The Jungle Book and Finding Dory. Adam Pally (Happy Endings, The Mindy Project) co-stars as Wade Whipple.
The series also features Cary Elwes as “Pistol” Pete Whipple, Edi Patterson as Wanda Whip, Stockard Channing as Wendy Whipple, Julian Barratt as Jack Sinclair, Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) as Agent Mason and Ellie Taylor as Agent Willoughby.
The creative team behind Knuckles
The Knuckles miniseries is created by John Whittington and Toby Ascher. Whittington is known for his work on The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. Ascher produced the Sonic The Hedgehog films, in addition to Spenser Confidential.
How does Knuckles fit into the Sonic The Hedgehog universe?
The series is a spin-off of the Sonic The Hedgehog film franchise, and takes place between the events of the second and third film. The franchise is based on the Sega Sonic video game series.