knuckles

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
Ahead of the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in theaters, a new six-episode spinoff TV series featuring Knuckles the Echidna is set to tide us over until the movie’s release on Dec. 20.

Explore

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

Starring Idris Elba, Knuckles drops on Friday, April 26, on Paramount+. All episodes are available to stream for subscribers only.

How to Watch Knuckles Online for Free

If you’re not a Paramount+ subscriber, then you can take advantage of the streaming service’s seven-day free trial to watch Knuckles and other Paramount+ originals, including Halo, Star Trek Discovery, 1883, Lawmen: Bass Reeves and Frasier (2023). You can also watch live sports from the NFL, PGA, NWSL and UEFA Champions League, as well as live news from CBS News. After the free trial is over, you can either keep watching, or cancel altogether.

Trending on Billboard

Meanwhile, Paramount+ has two tiers for streaming plans. The first is the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported and goes for $5.99 per month. It grants you access to everything the streamer has to offer, including and catalog titles — from hubs such as CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and The Smithsonian Channel — but with limited commercial breaks throughout movies, TV shows and live TV.

The other is Paramount+ with Showtime, which is ad-free and goes for $11.99 per month. This plan has all of Paramount+ originals and network hubs, as well as programming from Showtime with hits including Yellowjackets, Billions, The Curse, The Chi and Your Honor without any ad breaks.

How to Watch The Sonic the Hedgehog Movies Online for Free

Want to watch the Sonic the Hedgehog movies before you watch Knuckles? Both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are available to stream on Paramount+, along with the two animated series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog — both from 1993.

Knuckles takes place between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and follows Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba) teaching deputy sheriff Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) how to be a fierce Echidna warrior.

The new TV series also stars Cary Elwes, Edi Patterson, Stockard Channing, Julian Barratt, Rory McCann, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Tika Sumpter, Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Christopher Lloyd and others.

Knuckles is available to stream on Paramount+ starting on Friday, April 26. Watch a trailer for the new TV show below.

[embedded content]

Want more deals? For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best Xbox deals, studio headphones and Nintendo Switch accessories.