Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming to theaters this April, two years after the beginning one became the final film that millions of people watched before the pandemic began.

For this second addition, the boxing confronting Doctor Robotnik (played by Jim Carrey) continues—but this fourth dimension, Sonic (voiced past Ben Schwartz) has some help. As teased in the mail-credit scene of the beginning motion-picture show, Tails (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey) is coming to relieve the day and help fight against both the Eggman and Knuckles (voiced past Idris Elba).

The sequel will be a cinematic sectional—at least for now. Sonic the Hedgehog two comes to theaters on Apr 8, and will only be in theaters for a fourth dimension.

We know, however, that the moving-picture show will get a streaming release one solar day, sooner rather than later. Here's exactly where you lot will be able to watch information technology—and when it volition be released?

Where Will 'Sonic the Hedgehog ii' Be Streaming?

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Promo image for "Sonic the Hedgehog two." The movie is coming to theaters this Apr. Paramount

The Sonic sequel is distributed by Paramount Pictures. Deplorable, Netflix subscribers—this ways that information technology will be a Paramount+ sectional in all the countries where the streaming service is currently up and running.

It also means that, in countries where the streamer is launching this year, Paramount will probably await until the launch date in that country to release it, so as to offer it equally exclusive content with which to entice new subscribers.

In countries in which Paramount currently has no plans to launch, where Sonic 2 streams may vary. The offset flick, past way of example, is streaming on Netflix in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hong Kong, Republic of hungary, Italian republic, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Southward Africa, South Korea, Espana, Thailand, Turkey and the Great britain.

When Volition 'Sonic 2' Exist Released on Streaming?

In early on 2021, Paramount revealed that its major releases of the twelvemonth volition come to streaming 45 days after the moving picture'southward U.Due south. theatrical release date.

Then, in August, it doubled down on this strategy, with Paramount CEO Bob Bakish telling investors at an earnings calls: "Every bit a general principle, we do like the 45-day fast follow theatrical to [Paramount+ strategy]. That is the overall direction nosotros'd like to become over time. But we've got to wait at each title in this pandemic and effigy out what is the right strategy."

So far, even so, Paramount has stuck to the 45-day window with its biggest releases. And then, for case, Jackass Forever came to theaters on February four, 2021, and on Paramount+ on March 22. Similarly, Scream came to the streamer 46 days after information technology had been in theaters on March 2.

If the new Sonic moving-picture show follows this trend, then information technology will come to Paramount+ on Tuesday May 24, 2022.