Sonic Prime: Everything we know so far

(Epitome credit: Sega)

And we have a proper name: Sonic Prime number is the title of the blithe Sonic series coming before long over at Netflix. After a leak sped out of Netflix itself, the streaming service soon confirmed the series — and it just formalized everything with a rather wide release engagement.

It'south unclear if this series will be tied in any manner to the contempo Sonic the Hedgehog movie. What's more likely is something family friendly that'due south also going to be appreciated by fans.

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Netflix's Sonic Prime declaration confirmed rumors that the kid-friendly WildBrain (which owns backdrop including Teletubbies, Degrassi and Yo Gabba Gabba!) and Man Of Action Entertainment (Ben 10, Large Hero 6) are attached to the projection.

But here'due south what nosotros have learned, and when we hope to find out more:

Sonic Prime release date

Netflix confirmed with the Sonic Prime 2022 release date it accidentally leaked out final Dec. Back then, the film didn't accept a title.

An official press release from WildBrain revealed Sonic Prime will have a 24-episode run. No inkling equally to whether or not it's a standalone project or if Netflix will order a second season.

Sonic Prime number logo

Below is the Sonic Prime logo, which Netflix tweeted out. The gilt of Sonic's name looks shattered, which makes us wonder about the status of his gold rings, and the word Prime looks like a blue blur — something nosotros always expect from Sonic.

Sonic Prime logo

(Image credit: WildBrain/Netflix/Sega)

Aye, it's true! SEGA's legendary video game icon Sonic the Hedgehog will star in a new 3D animated series from @SEGA, @WildBrainStudio and @ManOfActionEnt premiering on Netflix in 2022. movie.twitter.com/ydJto8c8i8February ane, 2021

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We first learned nearly the Sonic Netflix show in a since-deleted tweet from the @NXOnNetflix account (captured by the first-class @Wario64).

The second feature-length Sonic pic is slated to drop on April viii, 2022.

Sonic Prime bandage and characters

Neither Netflix nor Man of Activeness has given a whole lot of detail. Nosotros just know that Sonic Prime will have Sonic — a given. That said, we have reason to believe a second character's interest is confirmed.

In the Sonic Central May 27 stream, Joe Kelly from Man of Action alluded to Robotnik being in the game, gesturing to an image behind him. That image, which you can see beneath, looks similar a familiar mustachioed baldheaded man.

Sonic Prime cast and characters — (Epitome credit: Sonic The Hedgehog YouTube channel/Man Of Action)

Unfortunately, it seems that Roger Craig Smith will not be involved, after voicing the character since 2010 across a range of media. In January 2021, Smith tweeted a broken blue center with the message "Welp, ten years was an amazing run. Onward to new zones!" suggesting he was leaving. Sega confirmed this with a 2nd tweet that said "Thank yous, Roger, for all you've done for Sonic."

Sonic Prime plot

According the press release, nosotros're going to exist jumping across time and space. Sonic Prime number is slated to be a "high-octane adventure where the fate of a strange new multiverse rests in his gloved hands. Sonic's adventure is almost more than a race to salve the universe, it's a journey of self-discovery and redemption."

Sonic'south journey, it was revealed on the Sonic Central May 27 stream, will take place in the "foreign and mysterious Shatterverse."

The show is being positioned towards Sonic fans of all ages, only the press release notes that "Sonic Prime aims to obsess the imaginations of audiences ages six to eleven."

Sonic Prime number trailer

We practise not have a trailer (yet). With a 2022 release date, we're hoping ane arises as early as the likely all-virtual E3 2021 in June.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom'south Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He's also covered the wild world of professional person wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.