'Sonic: The Series' (Knuckles Show) has Begun Production

[DaBigJ]

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/knuckles-series-paramount-plus-cast-adam-pally-tika-sumpter-sonic-the-hedgehog-1235584850/

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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 (“Happy Endings,” “The Mindy Project”) 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. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Production on the series is now underway in London. John Whittington, who worked on the screenplay for “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” wrote the pilot for “Knuckles” and serves as head writer and executive producer on the series. Brian Schacter and James Madejski are also writers.

 

Jeff Fowler, who directed both “Sonic the Hedgehog” films, will direct the pilot episode and executive produce the series. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher of Original Film and Toru Nakahara — all members of the films’ creative team — serve as executive producers, as does Elba. Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone, and Carol Banker are also directing episodes. Paramount Pictures and Sega of America produce.

“Sonic the Hedgehog” was released in theaters in February 2020, with the sequel debuting in April 2022. In total, the two films have earned over $405 million at the global box office.

 

 

Seems like things are finally under way for this series, wonder how long production will be? I assume we'll probably start hearing more about this as the year progresses.

[ShinyGems]

Here is the synopsis.

 

[DaBigJ]

The

The synopsis was in the quoted article I provided?

[ShinyGems]

Oops! Didn’t see that. Never mind. Please ignore my last post.

Except though, who is Wade again?

[DaBigJ]

That one cop character that Donut Lord works with and is best friend's with

[ShinyGems]

Ah, I thought so. Thanks for explaining, DaBigJ.

This should be fun.

[Sega DogTagz]

Yikes. Wade is probably the least liked character in the movie franchise. Giving him max screentime sounds like a "Chris Thorndyke" level bad move.

 

Starting this off with a uphill climb.

[JezMM]

I was expecting there to be as much of a human focus with this as the movies have to keep costs reasonable, but I think I would rather have an original than Wade as the main character.  He's as charming as the rest of them for his numerous occasional comedic cut-away scenes in the film but not sure he's the right choice to flesh out into a starring role.  Prove me wrong I guess, Knuckles' creative team, lol.

[Red Hot Jack]

It was either gonna be original... or Wade. I don't mind in fact I'm glad they are using the human cast more.

Idris Elba is still starring thankfully.

Kid Cudi?? Oh.

Tika Sumpter is set as main cast but not Marsden (with Westworld cancelled maybe he will have more time). Also, it is set in London.

With them announcing live action main cast only, I'm totally expecting Sonic and Tails to at least guest star.

[Marcello]

I hope the Chaotix appear in this 🙏

[ShinyGems]

7 minutes ago, Red Hot Jack said:

It was either gonna be original... or Wade. I don't mind in fact I'm glad they are using the human cast more.

Idris Elba is still starring thankfully.

Kid Cudi?? Oh.

Tika Sumpter is set as main cast but not Marsden (with Westworld cancelled maybe he will have more time). Also, it is set in London.

With them announcing live action main cast only, I'm totally expecting Sonic and Tails to at least guest star.

Kid Cudi? I think Hunnid-P would be better as a choice. LOL. Even thought they probably wouldn't choose him to be a part of this, but I couldn't resist making that joke.

Anyways, I can't imagine the production would not take long, not that long, anyway. I mean, this basically would take some amount of time, but as a mini-series, I don't think it would be too long.

[Ryannumber1gamer]

This basically tanked my excitement for the show in one fell swoop. Of all the things they could’ve have chosen for a Knuckles spinoff, it’s bizarre to me they chose this. This sounds like a bad filler episode premise yet alone the premise of a full spinoff. I sincerely hope it’s meant to throw off the actual plot, because this is just awful otherwise.

[Indigo Rush]

Wade is so low on the totem pole that he doesn't even have a food-based nickname. Maybe he'll get some character development....?

[MGA_Gamer]

10 minutes ago, Red Hot Jack said:

Also, it is set in London.

Actually, I think it's being filmed in London (Pinewood Studios I believe). I think it will still be set in Green Hills.

[Red Hot Jack]

12 minutes ago, MGA_Gamer said:

Actually, I think it's being filmed in London (Pinewood Studios I believe). I think it will still be set in Green Hills.

Yeah that's what I meant sorry. I don't know if it's set in Green Hills? How many times will they change location for it if it's that. But a cool option would be to change zone IMO.

[Kuzu]

I had no expectations and I'm still underwhelmed by this premise.

But my mistake for expecting a Sonic series to be about Sonic related things over the tertiary comic relief character.

[DaBigJ]

Why make a Knuckles show if this is the premise you're going with? At this point just use Sonic or Tails

[AlphaRuby]

A comedy show about Knuckles and some guy I don't remember.

It doesn't offend me or anything, and using Knuckles' traits for comedy isn't inheritantly a bad idea, but this isn't anything that will want to make me subscribe to Paramount+ for either.

[Chili Dawg]

#WadeSweep

[Red Hot Jack]

They better give attention to all of the human cast honestly, and keep making them likeable. Fans only seem to enjoy Stone so far.

[DaBigJ]

I got a question:

Am I entitled if I want more Sonic elements in this spinoff than what is being described?

Because I kinda feel entitled...

[AlphaRuby]

And to be clear, I'm not disappointed just because they aren't doing what I'd like the show to be.

We already have Sonic Prime for more lore-heavy serious-toned TV, and the movie continuity has been more comedic in tone in the first place.

It's just the choice of the least memorable character in the second film that's a bit odd.

[MGA_Gamer]

3 minutes ago, AlphaRuby said:

And to be clear, I'm not disappointed just because they aren't doing what I'd like the show to be.

We already have Sonic Prime for more lore-heavy serious-toned TV, and the movie continuity has been more comedic in tone in the first place.

It's just the choice of the least memorable character in the second film that's a bit odd.

Could be worse... At least it isn't Rachel!

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Yay, it's finally in production. I didn't expect Wade to be a part in this.

[Danj86]

11 minutes ago, Red Hot Jack said:

They better give attention to all of the human cast honestly, and keep making them likeable. Fans only seem to enjoy Stone so far.

I enjoy every scene the sister-in-law is in. I still struggle to remember her name but I enjoy her no nonsense personality and openly hostile attitude towards most things.

Regarding Knuckles, I thought they might've had him exploring worlds to try and learn what happened to his people. Training Wade sounds like a restrictive premise.