Netflix Is Making a ‘Sonic’ Series for Little Kids
In a statement shared by Variety, Sega’s Nakahara promised “something cute yet cool for Sonic, hilariously crazy for Crazy Taxi, and a badass action drama for Stranger Than Heaven, because we’ve got some amazing creative ideas lined up and we are just getting started.” Want more io9 news? Check out the best movies and TV shows to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that should be on your radar.
- ▪In a statement shared by Variety, Sega’s Nakahara promised “something cute yet cool for Sonic, hilariously crazy for Crazy Taxi, and a badass action drama for Stranger Than Heaven, because we’ve got some amazing creative ideas lined up and
- ▪Check out the best movies and TV shows to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that should be on your radar.
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The memory of Netflix’s 3D animated series Sonic Prime, which wrapped up in 2024, has barely faded—and it’s still available to watch, along with the Japanese Sonic X, the French-American Sonic Boom, and the second live-action movie—but the streamer has announced it’s going back for more, albeit this time with a slightly younger demographic in mind. But only slightly.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000811370","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"television","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"television","TAGS":"netflix,sega,sonic-the-hedgehog","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); According to…
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