Sonic Boom (TV series)


 * For other subjects with the same name, see Sonic Boom (disambiguation).

"Sonic and crew are gonna deliver the boom!"

- Tagline

Sonic Boom is a French-American CGI-animated television series developed by Sega of America in collaboration with OuiDo! Productions, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise created by Sega. Sonic Boom is the fifth animated television series based on the Sonic franchise, following Sonic X, the second series developed in France following Sonic Underground, and the first television series in the franchise to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition.

The series was released on November 8, 2014 in the U.S. on Cartoon Network and is set for release on November 19 in France on Canal J. The Show will also launch in Spring 2015 on the French children's network Gulli, Middle East, and with other territories to follow by Fall 2015. The series is a part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise, which consists also of two video games, a comic book series and a toyline.

The series is aimed at children, and centers around Sonic and his friends Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Sticks, and their never ending search for adventure and their battles with their arch nemesis Doctor Eggman. Other characters, both new and old, also join the ensemble.

Production
The Sonic Boom 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 with 11 minutes of running time each, is co-produced by Sega of America Inc. and OuiDo! Productions 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 to ensure that it's true to the Sonic characters and universe. Mike Banker will also assist with writing the television series. Episodes are now under production. On February 6, 2014, Sega revealed the first trailer for the series, showcasing the new designs for the characters.

Many of the current voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series will return to voice the characters of the series, including Roger Craig Smith as Sonic, Travis Willingham as Knuckles, Cindy Robinson as Amy, and Mike Pollock as Dr. 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 Badger, a crazy and paranoid 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 the Hedgehog 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
The cast for Sonic Boom was confirmed by Sega on February 25, 2014. Jack Fletcher works as the voice director.


 * Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog/UT/Dave the Intern
 * Colleen Villard as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Travis Willingham as Knuckles the Echidna/Obliteratorbot
 * Cindy Robinson as Amy Rose/Perci
 * Nika Futterman as Sticks the Badger
 * Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman/Fastidious Beaver/Mayor Fink
 * Kirk Thornton as Orbot /Shadow the Hedgehog/Leroy the Turtle
 * Wally Wingert as Cubot
 * Metal Sonic
 * Bill Freiberger as Comedy Chimp/Lady Walrus
 * Salty
 * Pepper
 * Buzz Bombers

Plot
The TV series is an ensemble comedy revolving around Sonic and his friends Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks that pokes fun at action-adventure storytelling, but still manages to deliver plenty of adrenaline. It is set in a wide-open world, where most of the characters live in and around a Village. This vast landscape is filled with jungles, mountains, undersea civilizations, cloud cities and all kinds of other environments.

Trivia

 * This is the first Sonic the Hedgehog television show to have fully computer-generated (CG) animation.
 * The intro sequence for the show in the United States is actually a shortened version of the actual intro sequence. This full intro sequence is used in France.
 * The intro shows all the main characters in order of appearance with Sonic being first, then Tails, Amy, Knuckles and finally Sticks.
 * Although it has been confirmed that OuiDO! is doing the production for the show, the first reveal of the show credited Genao Productions.
 * This is the third Sonic the Hedgehog animation to be produced by Sega; the first being Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie and the second being Sonic X.
 * Much similar to the canon of the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series, every episode will be a standalone.
 * This is the first Sonic TV series to be produced in HD and widescreen.
 * It is the longest time to wait for a new show in the series - 8 years passed from the original airing of the last episode of Sonic X (2003-2006) to air the first episode of Sonic Boom.

Videos
TV Trailer = Get to Know Sticks Trailer = E3 2014 Trailer = Behind the Scenes = Sonic Boom 2014 Event Trailer = TV Commercial= Intro= French Intro=