Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third installment in Paramount’s franchise based on SEGA’s video games, is set to begin streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on February 18. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date.
On Paramount+, fans of the franchise can also catch up with the first two films, as well as spin-off series Knuckles and a retro animated series following the franchise’s mischievous hero.
The highest-grossing film in the Sonic series, at over $473 million worldwide, as well as the second highest-grossing video game film of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 picks up shortly after Knuckles’ six-episode side quest and follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails on their most epic adventure yet. In the film, the team reunites to face a new, formidable foe, Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog with powers unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Together, team Sonic must secure an unexpected alliance if they hope to stop Shadow and save the planet they now call home.
Directed by Jeff Fowler, who has helmed all three films in the series, the threequel introduces Keanu Reeves as Shadow, with Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell and Shemar Moore rounding out the cast. Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington penned the screenplay, based on a story by Casey & Miller. The film is produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno and executive produced by Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Fowler, Tommy Gormley and Tim Miller.
Launching with Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020, the Paramount franchise has now catapulted past $1.2 billion in global box office gross. The next installment, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, is due to hit theaters on March 19, 2027.
