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WildBrain’s Sonic Prime animated series to debut on Netflix in 2022

TORONTO, LOS ANGELES and BURBANK, Calif. — WildBrain, Netflix and Sega of America today announced a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Prime, will premiere worldwide on the streamer in 2022. The 24-episode series will be animated at WildBrain’s Vancouver studio, and Sega and WildBrain will jointly handle production, distribution and licensing. Man of Action Entertainment, creators of Ben 10 and the characters and team featured in the Academy Award-winning feature Big Hero 6, will serve as showrunners and executive producers for the series. Drawing upon the keystones of the Sonic the Hedgehog brand, Sonic Prime features the “Blue...