All six episodes of Knuckles premiere April 26, 2024 on Paramount+ in the U.S.

The series follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter and Colleen O’Shaughnessey will guest star as Sonic, Maddie and Tails.

Key creative team members from the Sonic the Hedgehog films have returned for the series, including the films’ director/executive producer Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the films’ animation style to television.

The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher. Whittington wrote Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and serves as head writer and wrote the pilot for the series.