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Sonic Prime is an upcoming 3D animated Netflix series. It is set to be the sixth animated show based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the second to be computer-animated, following Sonic Boom, and the first to make its debut on a streaming service.

Development
On 10 December 2020, it was announced that a 3D animated series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series was in development by Man of Action Entertainment and WildBrain. However, the announcement was quickly withdrawn by its source.

On 1 February 2021, a press release was revealed that unveiled that Sonic Prime will be animated at WildBrain's Vancouver studio. Sega and WildBrain will jointly participate across production, distribution and licensing while Man of Action will act as showrunners and Executive Producers for the series. Sonic Prime is expected to have 24 episodes and will be released sometime in 2022 on Netflix. Over the course of March 2021, Betty Kwong (Ninjago and The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special) and Nicholas Kole (Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Spyro Reignited Trilogy) revealed themselves to have been hired as designers for the series.

On 25 February 2021, SEGASammy revealed in a Q&A that they did not expect to get any direct financial gains from Sonic Prime. Instead, it will be used to bring attention to the Sonic property and its multifaceted rollout, “strengthening” it. There are similarly no plans about making the series into a video game, like Sonic Boom.

On 27 May 2021, during the Sonic Central presentation, Joe Kelly give a brief synopsis of the upcoming show: "Sonic will be thrusted into a high-speed adventure, through the strange and mysterious Shatterverse. It's up to Sonic to save the universe and along the way experience moments of self-discovery and redemption." He later stated there will be more information on a later date, one of them the explanation of the new Eggman Empire logo behind him. Later, on 23 June 2021, concept artwork related to Sonic Prime was revealed on the portfolio of Patrick Horan, one of the designers for the series. However, the site was removed soon after it was noticed. It was later revealed by Duncan Rouleau that Ian Flynn was hired as a consultant for the show.

Why It Might Rock

 * 1) It will stay true to the games, although it seems to have a few of its own creative adjustments, mainly to make it a little more original.
 * 2) The series itself will be... well, let's just put it this way: 1 billion times better than Sonic Boom.
 * 3) The animation will be an improvement over Sonic Boom, albeit still featuring a Sonic Boom vibe and basic modelling with the characters.
 * 4) Surprisingly good voice acting from Deven Mark, who is apparently a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Bad Qualities

 * 1) Although the animation is better here than in Sonic Boom, the CGI has a few flaws. For example, Sonic has no furry or spiny texture on him at all, and instead just looks like a plastic model, for no apparent reason.
 * 2) Unfortunately, WildBrain cannot get Ben Schwartz as Sonic, mainly due to Canadian content regulations.