Plot: Taking place between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), the series follows Knuckles the Echidna as he trains deputy sheriff Wade Whipple in the ways of the Echidna warrior.
The Knuckles series was Disappointing
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Pros: This series did work with in the confines of being in the same universe as the Sonic The Hedgehog movies. I ended up liking Wade Whipple by the end. Idris Elba was still good as knuckles. I did laugh a few times and I’m glad to see bowling as part of a sub plot of this series & how good everything looks on screen.
Cons: Knuckles felt like a secondary character in his own series. I didn’t find the villains that threatening. This series didn’t work for me. Most of everything else came off like poor-quality. I didn’t like the rest of the characters.
Genre: Action-adventure, Comedy
Created by John Whittington, Toby Ascher
Based on Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega
Starring: Idris Elba, Adam Pally
Composer: Tom Holkenborg
Executive producers: John Whittington, Jeff Fowler, Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Idris Elba
Production companies: Paramount Pictures, Sega Sammy Group, Original Film
Network: Paramount+
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna, a hot-headed and serious anthropomorphic red echidna with super strength. Elba said the series would explore Knuckles being “a fish out of water” after moving to Earth at the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and further delve into his character. Elba ad-libbed part of his dialogue during recording.
- Adam Pally as Wade Whipple, a dim-witted deputy sheriff of Green Hills whom Knuckles trains in the ways of an echidna warrior.
- Kit Rakusen portrays a young version of Wade, while Michael Bolton provides Wade’s singing voice.
Recurring:
- Julian Barratt as Jack Sinclair, a bounty hunter and the captain of Wade’s former bowling team.
- Christopher Lloyd as the voice of Pachacamac, the deceased elder of Knuckles’ tribe who returns as a ghost.
- Rory McCann as “The Buyer”, a former lackey of Doctor Robotnik who seeks to obtain Knuckles’ power.
- Scott Mescudi as Mason, a former underground fighter and corrupt G.U.N. agent working for the Buyer.
- Ellie Taylor as Willoughby, a former extraterrestrial researcher and corrupt G.U.N. agent working for the Buyer.
- Alice Tregonning as Susie Barnes, an eight-year-old girl who is Wade’s bowling rival.
- Stockard Channing as Wendy Whipple, Wade’s mother.
- Edi Patterson as Wanda Whipple, Wade’s immature sister and a seemingly incompetent FBI agent.
- Darcy Castle portrays a young version of Wanda.
- Cary Elwes as “Pistol” Pete Whipple, an eccentric 27-time championship bowler and Wade’s estranged father.
- Rob Huebel as Dylan Beagleton, a bowling commentator for ESPN8 The Ocho.
- Paul Scheer as Gary N. Sinclair III Esq., a bowling commentator for ESPN8 The Ocho.
Special guest stars:
- Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds.
- Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Miles “Tails” Prower, an anthropomorphic yellow-orange fox who can fly with his two tails.
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski, a Green Hills’ veterinarian who is the adoptive mother of Knuckles, Sonic, and Tails
I worse skip this series.
Rating: 4 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe