GAME on!

IDRIS ELBA and ADAM PALLY on joining forces for a high-speed Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off

- REBECCA MAHONEY

KNUCKLES 

FROM SATURDAY 27 APRIL, PARAMOUNT+ ADVENTURE

Everyone’s favourite fiery-red echidna warrior, Knuckles, is gearing up for a spine-tacular eponymous adventure, which is set to take the much-loved Sonic the Hedgehog franchise to the next level! Set between the events of 2022 live-action escapade Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the upcoming third movie, six-part spin-off series Knuckles finds Idris Elba again lending his gravelly vocals to the titular hot-headed alien, who was last seen helping his foe turned-friend Sonic defeat mad scientist Robotnik (played by Jim Carrey in the films) and reclaim the Master Emerald power source.

A NEW MISSION

Now living with the Wachowski family in Green Hills, Montana, Knuckles is taking a break from fighting talk – until a ghostly apparition of his tribe’s chief, Pachacamac (Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd), appears and instructs him to take on bumbling cop Wade Whipple (