‘Knuckles’ TV Series Adds Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel
16.06.2023 - 02:13
/ thewrap.com
Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel are joining the cast of “Knuckles,” the first television series in Paramount+, Paramount Pictures and SEGA of America’s expanding “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog.”The live-action series, which takes place between “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” films, follows the titular character on an action-packed journey of self discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is currently slated to release on Dec.
20, 2024. Details of Elwes, Channing, Lloyd, Scheer and Huebel’s characters were not disclosed.Idris Elba stars as Knuckles while Adam Pally reprises his role as Wade Whipple.
Rounding out the rest of the cast is recurring stars Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi and Ellie Taylor and guest stars Rory McCann and Tika Sumpter, who reprises her role as Maddie.The show is directed by Jeff Fowler, Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone and Carol Banker and executive produced by Elba, Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, John Whittington and Toru Nakahara.
The show’s pilot is directed by Fowler and written by Whittington, who is head writer on the series. Other writers on “Knuckles” include Brian Schacter and James Madejski.Elwes’ credits include “Glory,” “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Days of Thunder,” “Hot Shots!,” “Twister,” “Liar Liar,” “Saw,” “Robinhood: Men in Tights,” and “the Princess Bride” He will next been seen in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” on July 12.