{"id":133175,"date":"2023-04-17T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-148085"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:30:00","slug":"move-aside-sonic-production-starts-on-the-knuckles-spin-off-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/17\/move-aside-sonic-production-starts-on-the-knuckles-spin-off-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Move Aside, Sonic &#8211; Production Starts On The Knuckles Spin-Off Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e455e0170431b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e455e0170431b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Knuckles\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e455e0170431b\/knuckles.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e455e0170431b\/knuckles.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Knuckles\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Paramount Pictures<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the success of <strong>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/strong> and <strong>Sonic the Hedgehog 2<\/strong> (the movies, not the games), it was always inevitable that Paramount Pictures would want to capitalise on the mascot&#8217;s immense popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, before the second movie had even released, Paramount Pictures confirmed that a third movie <em>and<\/em> a Knuckles spin-off TV show were both in development. More than a year later, the latter is now in full production, as announced by the official Sega Twitter account.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonic_hedgehog\/statuses\/1647970683396452352 @ 2023-04-17T15:56:23+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He\u2019s only been training for this his entire life. Production has started on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/knuckles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#knuckles<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonicMovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SonicMovie<\/a> spin-off series coming soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountPlus<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LxZ1PbyqDV\">pic.twitter.com\/LxZ1PbyqDV<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonic_hedgehog\/status\/1647970683396452352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Knuckles voice actor Idris Elba is set to return for the Knuckles spin-off show, and although there&#8217;s currently no word on when it will be released, we do know it will premiere at some point in 2023. As for the third movie, we&#8217;ll have to wait until <strong>December 20th, 2024<\/strong> for that one.<\/p>\n<p>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 launched back in <strong>March 2022<\/strong> and went on to gross more than $400 million at the box office. It stands as one of the most successful video game adaptations of all time, but this was exceeded considerably by the recently released <strong>Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/strong>, which just recently passed $500 million.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/sonic\/related-articles:133497,147986 @ 2023-04-18T00:11:25+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Are you looking forward to the Knuckles spin-off show? What about the third Sonic movie? Sound off in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Paramount Pictures After the success of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the movies, not the games), it was always inevitable that Paramount Pictures would want to capitalise on the mascot&#8217;s immense popularity. 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