Sonic The Hedgehog Spin-Off Knuckles Adds Kid Cudi And More – Looper

Despite the star power of this cast, it’s still currently unknown who exactly these new additions will be playing in the Paramount+ series “Knuckles.” For now, all we know about the show is that it will pick up some time after the events of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” and follow Knuckles’ efforts to train police officer Wade Whipple in the arts of an Echidna warrior –- despite the fact that Wade is a human being, not an echidna.

The series is also being referred to as a “journey of self discovery” for Knuckles, and could perhaps continue his redemption arc from “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” in which he befriends Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and Miles “Tails” Prower (Colleen O’Shaughnessy) and turns against Doctor Robotnik (Jim Carrey) to ultimately save the day. This inner journey may also focus on his backstory as a member of the Echidna tribe, which was destroyed back on his home planet by the owl tribe led by Sonic’s former master, Longclaw (Donna J. Fulks).

Although there is still a great deal of uncertainty about where all of these acclaimed actors might fit into Knuckles’ journey, fans of the “Sonic” video game franchise ought to be delighted that Paramount+ has snagged such an impressive cast for the newest chapter in the “Sonic the Hedgehog” film franchise.