The release date for the forthcoming Sonic The Hedgehog 3 film has been announced today.

The film will be released in theaters on December 20, 2024. This particular date will also see the theatrical releases of The Smurfs and Avatar 3. Released back in April, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 made over $400 million worldwide. On August 19, the film will be released in Japan.

Before the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Sonic fans will be greeted to a Knuckles spin-off series slated for a 2023 release on Paramount+.

2022 has been a busy year for the Sonic franchise with the recent release of the Sonic Origins compilation and the forthcoming release of Sonic Frontiers. A new animated Netflix series titled Sonic Prime is slated to be released later this year.