Sonic Power Up

Sonic Power Up is an American-French CGI animated television series produced by DuFontRoy Television Animation for Gulli and Canal J. It is the first sonic show to be animated using CGI and it's Loosely based on the video game franchise Sonic the Hedgehog.

The show was first shown in the UK on 19th April 2008 on Kidz RTL, with every episode being released on a weekend until the show's cancellation on 15th June 2013.

In the English version, none of the actors came to reprise their roles (except for Mike Pollock), so they were replaced with actors who mostly had never had any acting experiences before. (With some falling into obscurity.)

Plot
The show takes place on an island which sonic and his gang land on after getting lost at sea. They decide to make it their own and start building a civilisation with their old friends coming to the island too. While they're having fun, they have to protect their island from Dr Eggman and his badniks. Each episode mainly features a stand-alone plot that mainly features comedic elements, with either 1 or 2 songs per episode.

Main

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Voiced by Ian De La Cruz) Team Awesome's leader in the series. He is Brave, Speedy and even if he has a slow-down, he always comes back on his feet!
 * Tails the Fox (Voiced by Alexa Lynn) Team Awesome's mechanic and Sonic's best friend. He is tech-savy, a problem solver and a solid thinker.
 * Knuckles the Echidna (Voiced by Daniel Miller) The most maturest member of the group! Although he can be a bit immature and naive at times.
 * Amy Rose (voiced by Lianne Hu) A Pink Female hedgehog who had just joined Team Awesome, she does have a crush on sonic, but decides to keep it concealed.
 * Coco the Pup (Voiced by Tina Bailey) Team Awesome's youngest member, she is also tails' best friend, and is very mature for her age.
 * Gramps Dog (Voiced by Aron Tager) The oldest member of the group and Coco's Grandfather, he is dull-witted at times which often annoys his teammates.

Supporting
a crocodile who tries to keep his cool, he's also a detective in the making and hosts his own TV show.
 * Cream the Rabbit (Voiced by Tina Bailey) she's a rabbit, a very shy one. She likes Hanging out with her friends and is very emotional.
 * Vanilla the Rabbit (Voiced by Katy Boucher) Creams mother who's very supportive of Team Awesome.
 * Shadow the Hedgehog (Voiced by Daniel Miller) Sonic's not so mean rival, though he tries to be evil but his plans fail.
 * Rouge the Bat (Voiced by Katy Boucher) a former jewel thief, though she hates her past self, she still has alot to learn.
 * Big the cat (Voiced by Justin Ackers) a loveable cat, he's pretty giant, sometimes not fitting in doors, but at least he has froggy (his frog friend)
 * Vector the Crocodile (Voiced by Ian De La Cruz)
 * Espio the Chameleon (Voiced by Daniel Miller) a Former ninja warrior, still he is still mysterious to alot of people.
 * Charmy Bee (Voiced by Alexa Lynn) a 6-year old who's the youngest of the chaotix crew, he is often called "Charms" by Vector.
 * Jet the Hawk (Voiced by Shawn Clarke) Leader of the Babylon Rouges and Owner of "Jet Hoverboards", he's laid back, and loves his gang Almost as much as hoverboards.
 * Wave the Swallow (Voiced by Lianne Hu) the mechanic for her team. Like Jet, she's laid back, but she does have her moments at times...
 * Storm the Albatross (Voiced by Justin Ackers) the strongest of the Babylon Rouges.

Recurring

 * 1) Hodge Podge (Voiced by Mike Pollock)  the wealthy, morally ambiguous boss of IslandMart, who is jealous of Sonic, and always comes up with ways to romance Amy. He has a massive ego but is actually quite cowardly.
 * 2) Bebe Otter (Voiced by Tina Bailey) A sweet otter who looks up to team Awesome, she is their biggest fan!
 * 3) the mysterious producer (Voiced by Mike Pollock) media producer. He frequently uses shady tactics in order to drive up ratings.
 * 4) Mayor Jaguar II (Voiced by Justin Ackers) A mouse who is the mayor of the island,  He often prioritizes maintaining his own political position above all else.
 * 5) Sunflower the Hedgehog (Voiced by Lianne Hu) An Emo-Scene Hedgehog who is always sarcastic, she is an employee at Café Cool.
 * 6) The Mailman (Voiced by Shawn Clarke) everybody's favourite mailman, who always keeps his cool.
 * 7) Zooey (voiced by Alexa Lynn) – A fox residing in Hedgehog Village, whom Tails has a crush on.

Antagonists

 * 1) Dr Eggman (Voiced by Mike Pollock) A mad scientist who is the constant nemesis of Team Awesome, always coming up with schemes (which later fail.
 * 2) Orbot (Voiced by Daniel Miller) Eggman's red orb-shaped robot henchman. He's the most maturest and smartest henchmen.
 * 3) Cubot (Voiced by Daniel Miller) Eggman's yellow cube-shaped robot henchman. He is childish and gullible.
 * 4) Metal Sonic – A robotic doppelgänger of Sonic created by Eggman

Production
After the Cancellation of Sonic X, it was announced that DuFontRoy had plans for another sonic series, but instead of it being an anime, it would be CGI-Animated with Blender. No further plans were revealed until September 2007 when it was announced that most of the original cast wouldn't return due to scheduling issues.

In November 2007, the new cast were revealed, with a teaser being released in the same month.

On April 19th 2008, the show officially was released in the UK on Kidz RTL, Attracting 10 Million people or so.

Broadcast
Sonic Power Up made its international debut on Gulli on the 22nd March 2008, with the show airing on Canal J a day later. The series also aired on Toggo in Germany, Nickelodeon in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, in Canada, the show originally aired on YTV until 2014 where reruns in Canada now air on Toon-A-Vision since 2021. In the Arab World, the show airs on Spacetoon as part of their adventure block.

Home Media
On 7th July 2009, DuFontRoy Home Entertainment released Sonic Power Up: Vol 1 on DVD, containing it's first 13 episodes. The DVD also featured Behind the scenes footage with the voice actors. This also followed "Vol 2" in August 2010, "Vol 3" in September 2011, "Vol 4" on September 2012, with the last one being "Vol 5: The Finale" on August 7th 2014.

Season 1

 * 1) No Place like the Island (19th April 2008)
 * 2) Meet Orbot and Cubot (20th April 2008)
 * 3) 3 Babylons a comin' (26th April 2008)
 * 4) Detectives in the Making (27th April 2008)
 * 5) 2 Hedgehogs, not so similar (3rd May 2008)
 * 6) Meet the Chaotix! (4th May 2008)
 * 7) the Good side and the bad side (27th July 2008)
 * 8) The Gem Thief of the Island (2nd August 2008)
 * 9) Girls Night out (3rd August 2008)
 * 10) Boys Night Out (9th August 2008)
 * 11) EG-Mart(16th August 2008)
 * 12) Spooky! (25th October 2008)
 * 13) Christmas at the Island (20th December 2008)

Currently, The show is available to stream on the Roku Channel (UK only), Prime Video and Netflix.