Knuckles review: Sonic's sidekick gets his own show
by The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club— It sure seems like a lot of classic cartoon characters have found their way to Paramount+, from the Paw Patrol narcs to good old SpongeBob. The streamer also hosts the two most recent films about a certain famous blue hedgehog, so naturally his pal Knuckles’ spinoff series would premiere on the platform—on April 26, to be precise—as well. But save for the very expository first episode, Sonic himself doesn’t appear in Knuckles, as the alien boys’ movie dad James Marsden is conveniently “out of...
The Guardian—Knuckles review – Idris Elba’s Sonic spin-off is ludicrous, hilarious and actually rather moving. The further this show leans into its silly side, the better it becomes. It is about an echidna space warrior helping his pal get to a bowling tournament, after allGiving a supporting character their own spin-off is a risky business. For every brilliant series such as Better Call Saul, Frasier or Angel (series one, two, three and five), there’s a grave miscalculation in the form of a Joey, The Book of Boba Fett or Angel (series four). After the runaway success of the Sonic films, which have a...
TVLine—How Knuckles Prepares Idris Elba’s Character for the Next Sonic Movie — Plus, Could We Get a Season 2?. Warning: This interview contains mild spoilers from the Knuckles finale. Don’t want to know how it ends? Make like Sonic and Tails after Episode 1, and disappear! Following Knuckles’ explosive debut on the big screen in 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the flame-fisted echidna (voiced by Idris Elba) is back in his own self-titled spinoff […]
GoNintendo—Knuckles TV show getting a physical release. Knuckling up at retail