Sonic Boom is a French-American CGI-animated television series developed by Sega of America in collaboration with OuiDo! Productions, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise created by Sega. Sonic Boom is the fifth animated television series based on the Sonic franchise, following Sonic X, the second series developed in France following Sonic Underground, and the first television series in the franchise to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition. The series was released on November 8, 2014 in the U.S. on Cartoon Network and is set for release on November 19 in France on Canal J. The Show will also launch in Spring 2015 on the French children's network Gulli, Middle East, and with other territories to follow by Fall 2015. The series will be a part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise, which consists also of two video games, a comic book series and a toyline The series be aimed at children, and centers around Sonic and his friends Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Sticks, and their never ending search for adventure and their battles with their nemesis Doctor Eggman. Other characters, both new and old, will also join the ensemble. The series was announced to be available for streaming off Hulu by the end of May 2016 and has been since 18 May. Due to Hulu being a US exclusive service and Sonic Boom being currently exclusive to Hulu, the series has been made available for streaming outside of the US on Netflix as of 23 December 2016. On 19 November 2017, the second season of the show was added to Hulu. The first season of the series became available to buy from digital storefronts on 6 November 2018. On 16 March 2019, it was announced that the second season was made available for digital purchase. The series ended after two seasons with 52 episodes each, as the show's producer Bill Freiberger confirmed that there were no plans to continue the series. Sonic Boom! was added to the U.S. version of HBO Max in December 18, 2020 with the first 5 seasons. The first 35 episodes of season 6 were added on HBO Max from December 29, 2020 to June 29, 2021, and the first 12 episodes of season 7 were added from June 30, 2021 to August 11, 2021. Episodes 16–18 of season 3 were added from August 18th to August 20th in that year. The rest of season 3 was added over time, alongside seasons 4 and 5.