Sonic Boom (TV Series)

Sonic Boom is an upcoming French-American CGI-animated television series in development by Sega of America in collaboration with OuiDo! Productions, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise created by Sega. The series is the fifth animated television series based on the franchise, the second one to be developed in France following Sonic Underground, and the first to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition. The series will be broadcast by Cartoon Network in the United States on November 8, 2014, and on Canal J in France on November 19, 2014, followed by an international release and premiere on Gulli. The series will be a part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise, which consists also of two video games developed for the Wii U (Rise of Lyric) and Nintendo 3DS (Shattered Crystal) that act as prequels to the television series, a comic series by Archie Comics, and a toyline by Tomy.

Production
The animated series was first announced in October 2013, revealing a teaser image featuring the show's four main protagonists, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, in silhouette form. The series, which will consist of 52 eleven-minute episodes, and is being developed by Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Mier, and Sandrine Nguyen, with Baily and Bill Freiberger as showrunners, under the supervision of Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka. On February 6, 2014, Sega revealed the first trailer for the series, showcasing the new designs for the characters.

The series will feature returning voice actors from the video game series, including Roger Craig Smith as Sonic, Travis Willingham as Knuckles, Cindy Robinson as Amy, and Mike Pollock returning as Doctor Eggman, while voice actress Colleen Villard will be succeeding Kate Higgins in the role of Tails. The series will also introduce a new character named Sticks the Jungle Badger, a somewhat-delusional hunter who has been living alone in the wilderness for many years before meeting Sonic and his friends, who is voiced by Nika Futterman. In an interview with Polygon, Iizuka stated the series came about as a desire to appeal more to Western territories, following the 2003 Japanese anime series, Sonic X, with Iizuka also stating that the franchise will run in parallel with the 'Modern' series of Sonic games. Baily has stated the series will be a mixture of action and comedy, featuring an episodic structure. On October 4, 2014, Sega announced the air date of the series in the United States to be November 8, 2014.

Cast and Characters
See also: List of Sonic the Hedgehog Characters

Sega confirmed various cast and characters for Sonic Boom on February 25, 2014. On May 29, 2014, Sega announced that Nika Futterman will play the role of Sticks, a jungle badger, who will join the franchise as a major character. Other characters, including Shadow the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic, will make appearances in the series as well, alongside new characters created for Sonic Boom such as Mayor Fink, Fastidious Beaver, and Perci the Bandicoot. Jack Fletcher works as the show's voice director, a role he has also held for the video game series since 2010.

Princess Sally Acorn, Cream the Rabbit, Rouge the Bat, E-123 Omega, Espio the Chameleon, Charmy the Bee and Vector the Crocodile will be joining Shadow the Hedgehog in later Season 2 episodes.

Also, Manic the Hedgehog, Cosmo the Seedrian, Sonia the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat, Silver the Hedgehog and Marine the Raccoon will be joining the Team Sonic in later Season 3 episodes.


 * Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog and Dave the Intern
 * Colleen Villard as Miles "Tails" Prower, Charmy Bee, Zooey the Fox, Child Monkey and Beth the Strew
 * Travis Willingham as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Cindy Robinson as Amy Rose, Perci the Bandicoot, Walrus Child, Lady Goat and Juster Beaver
 * Kirk Thornton as Shadow the Hedgehog, T.W. Barker and Orbot
 * Nika Futterman as Sticks the Badger and Staci the Bandicoot
 * Bill Freiberger as Comedy Chimp and Lady Walrus
 * Wally Wingert as Cubot and D-Fekt
 * Mike Pollock as Doctor Eggman, Fastidious Beaver and Mayor Fink
 * Keith Silverstein as Vector the Crocodile
 * Greg Hahn as Bike Chain Bandit

Season 1
01 - 01. The Sidekick

01 - 02. Can an Evil Genius Crush on your Couch for a Few Days?

01 - 03. Translate This

01 - 04. Buster

01 - 05. My Fair Sticksy

01 - 06. Fortress of Squalitude

01 - 07. Double Doomsday

01 - 08. Eggheads

01 - 09. Guilt Tripping

01 - 10. Duke, Where's My Eggman?

01 - 11. Cow Bot

01 - 12. Circus of Plunders

01 - 13. Unlucky Knuckles

01 - 14. The Meteor

01 - 15. Aim Low

01 - 16. How to Succeed in Evil Without Really Trying

01 - 17. Don't Judge Me

01 - 18. Doctor Eggman's Tomato Sauce

01 - 19. Sole Power

01 - 20. Hedgehog Day

01 - 21. Sleeping Giant

01 - 22. The Curse of Buddy Buddy Temple

01 - 23. Let's Play Musical Friends

01 - 24. Late Fees

01 - 25. Into the Wilderness

01 - 26. Eggman Unplugged

01 - 27. Chez Amy

01 - 28. Blue With Envy

01 - 29. Curse of the Cross Eyed Moose

01 - 30. Chili Dog Day Afternoon

01 - 31. Closed Door Policy

01 - 32. Mayor Knuckles

01 - 33. Eggman the Auteur

01 - 34. Just a Guy

01 - 35. Two Good to be True

01 - 36. Beyond the Valley of the Cubots

01 - 37. Next Top Villain

01 - 38. New Year's Retribution

01 - 39. Battle of the Boy Bands

01 - 40. Tails' Crush

01 - 41. Bro-Down Showdown

01 - 42. Late Night Wars

01 - 43. Fire in a Crowded Workshop

01 - 44. It Wasn't Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog

01 - 45. Robot Battle Royale

01 - 46. No Robots Allowed

01 - 47. Fuzzy Puppy Buddies

01 - 48. Designated Heroes

01 - 49. Role Models

01 - 50. Cabin Fever

01 - 51. Counter Productive

01 - 52. It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog

Season 2
02 - 01. Tommy Thunder: Method Actor

02 - 02. Spacemageddonocalypse

02 - 03. Nutwork

02 - 04. Alone Again, Unnaturally

02 - 05. The Biggest Fan

02 - 06. Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Worse-er

02 - 07. I Can Sea Sonic's Fear From Here

02 - 08. In the Midnight Hour

02 - 09. Multi-Tails

02 - 10. Strike!

02 - 11. The Evil Dr. Orbot

02 - 12. Knuck Knuck! Who's There?

02 - 13. Mech Suits Me

02 - 14. FiendBot

02 - 15. Og Man Out

02 - 16. Knine-To-Five Knuckles

02 - 17. Blackout

02 - 18. Unnamed Episode

02 - 19. Robot Employees

02 - 20. Give Bees A Chance

02 - 21. Mombot

02 - 22. Muckfoot

02 - 23. Nominatus Rising

02 - 24. Eggman's Brother

02 - 25. Do Not Disturb

02 - 26. Robots From The Sky Part 1

02 - 27. Robots From The Sky Part 2

02 - 28. Robots From The Sky Part 3

02 - 29. Robots From The Sky Part 4

02 - 30. Flea-ing From Trouble

02 - 31. Lightning Bowler Society

02 - 32. Planes, Trains and Dude-Mobiles

02 - 33. Sticks and Amy's Excellent Staycation

02 - 34. Inn Sanity

02 - 35. Mister Eggman

02 - 36. The Haunted Lair

02 - 37. Return of the Buddy Buddy Temple of Doom

02 - 38. Eggman's Anti Gravity Ray

02 - 39. Victory

02 - 40. Three Men And My Baby!

02 - 41. Where Have All the Sonics Gone?

02 - 42. If You Build It They Will Race

02 - 43. Chain Letter

02 - 44. Vector Detector

02 - 45. Three Minutes or Less

02 - 46. Lair On Lockdown

02 - 47. You and I Bee-come One

02 - 48. Don't Make Me Angry

02 - 49. Eggman Family Vacation

02 - 50. Return to Beyond the Valley of the Cubots

02 - 51. Eggman: The Video Game Part 1

02 - 52. Eggman: The Video Game Part 2: The End of the World