New Sonic The Hedgehog Adaptation Revealed At Netflix Ahead Of 2027 Movie Sequel

Published Sep 14, 2026, 11:57 AM EDT Ryan Northrup is a Senior Staff Writer on ScreenRant's Movie & TV News team, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and reviews. A graduate of McMaster University, Ryan began his career in public relations before attending Vancouver Film School. There, he built lasting industry connections and optioned a feature film screenplay. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Sonic the Hedgehog is racing to Netflix. First released as a video game by Sega in 1991, the Sonic franchise has since expanded to include not only a host of game sequels and spinoffs, but also movies and TV shows. Most recently, director Jeff Fowler adapted the games to great success on the big screen for Paramount Pictures, with Sonic the Hedgehog 4 confirmed to be arriving in 2027. Now, a new franchise update is here. In a new partnership between Sega and Netflix, a whole host of movies and series will be arriving on the streaming giant. Amongst those is an adaptation of the Sonic game as a new animated series. As reported by THR, VP of Nonfiction and Transmedia at Netflix, Brandon Riegg released a statement and said: "Great games already have what every adaptation is chasing — characters people love, worlds they know by heart, and fandoms that show up. With Crazy Taxi, Sonic, and Stranger Than Heaven, we get to work across three completely different eras of Sega’s catalog, celebrating everything fans love, while introducing them to new audiences." More to come...