A Third Sonic The Hedgehog Film And Paramount+ Series Are In The Works

Sonic the Hedgehog II doesn’t premiere in theaters until April 8, but Sega and Paramount Pictures have confirmed that a third film is in the works along with TV spin-off series for Paramount+. 

According to a press release from the companies, development for Sonic 3 has started. There’s no word on who will be involved, but one would imagine the main cast will stick around along with director Jeff Fowler. Sega and Paramount didn’t share a release window. 

A live-action TV series features Idris Elba’s Knuckles, who makes his debut in Sonic the Hedgehog IIThe premiere of the series, ‘Knuckles’ will be in 2023. It’s unclear if Knuckles is the star of this show or is just the first character confirmed for it but the former sounds more likely. Paramount+ has added another series of video games to its already-premiere lineup. Halo. This Sonic TV series is not connected to Sonic Prime. The animated series will debut on Netflix in the new year. 

“We’ve got a remarkable partnership with Paramount, and we are excited to continue expanding the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise with them,” says Sega CEO Haruki Satomi in the press release. “2022 is shaping up to be a significant year for the franchise with the second film being released this April, as well as Sonic Frontiers, the highly anticipated video game title, coming this holiday.” 

Sonic is going to be an important year in 2022. Sonic Frontiers will release his first open world game, as previously stated. Read more about the original plan for this game to launch in 2021.