The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 spinoff series Knuckles adds five cast members, including icons from Grease, Back to the Future, and The Princess Bride.
Paramount+'s Knuckles has pulled off a huge casting coup. The series will follow Idris Elba as Sonic's nemesis Knuckles, who was introduced to the live-action Sonic universe in 2022's Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The series, which will premiere on Paramount+ later this year, features Adam Pally's deputy sheriff Wade Wipple training under Knuckles opposite a cast that also includes Tika Sumpter reprising her role as Maddie Wachowski.
Per Variety, five huge names have just been added to the Knuckles spinoff show, which is currently in production. The new stars joining the show are Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Cary Elwes, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer. So far, it has not been revealed what characters these actors will be portraying, or whether they will be CGI-animated characters or performing in live-action.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Where You Know the New Knuckles Cast Members Every new member of the Knuckles cast is iconic in their own right. However, both Scheer and Huebel are more contemporary performers known for their roles in comedies of the past decade.
The other cast members have been prominent for even longer, especially Channing. The Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee made a splash in her role as Rizzo in the 1978 musical smash Grease. However, she has also held prominent roles in Practical Magic, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and Six Degrees of Separation in addition to playing First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing.
Lloyd and Elwes are also huge gets for Knuckles with breakout roles in the 1980s that have led to long careers. Lloyd played Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, but has more recently been seen in Disney+'s The Mandalorian. Elwes is best known for playing Westley in The Princess Bride and Dr. Gordon in Saw, but more recently he held prominent roles in Stranger Things season 3 and BlackBerry.
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