Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Begins Streaming on Paramount+ Feb. 18
Today, Paramount+ announced that Paramount Pictures and SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third feature film installment in the beloved, ever-expanding Sonic the Hedgehog Cinematic Universe, will be available to stream on Paramount+ starting February 18 in the U.S. and Canada.
Fans of the storied video game franchise can catch up on the events leading up to the threequel by checking out the first two films in the trilogy via the Paramount+ Sonic the Hedgehog collection, which also features a retro animated series following the mischievous blue hero and the record-breaking Paramount+ original event series Knuckles.
Following the third film’s release, the combined viewership of the first two films skyrocketed an impressive 185 percent. Paramount Pictures recently announced that the next installment, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, will hit theaters on March 19, 2027.
Upon its theatrical debut, the third installment raced to the top of the North American box office, followed by the franchise’s biggest international opening. The film has grossed over $474 million globally, making it the highest-grossing feature in the series and the second-highest-grossing video game film of all time. It catapulted the franchise past $1.2 billion in global box office gross.
Mirroring its financial success in critics’ circles, the film is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a franchise-best 85% critics score and an A on CinemaScore. The third film picks up shortly after Knuckles‘ six-episode side quest and follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails on their most epic adventure yet.
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 directed all three films in the series, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 stars Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore and Keanu Reeves, who joins the all-star cast as Shadow the Hedgehog.
Paramount Pictures is presenting, in association with SEGA SAMMY Group, a MARZA ANIMATION PLANET and Blur Studio production that is based on the SEGA video game. The story is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and the screenplay is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was produced by Neal H. Moritz, p.g.a., Toby Ascher, p.g.a., Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno and executive produced by Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Jeff Fowler, Tommy Gormley and Tim Miller.
The film was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for action, some violence, rude humor, thematic elements and mild language.
