The animated series was first announced in October 2013, revealing a teaser image featuring the show's four main protagonists, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, in silhouette form. The series, which will consist of 52 eleven-minute episodes and is targeted at an audience of children aged 6-11, is being developed by Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Mier, and Sandrine Nguyen, and produced by Baily and Bill Freiberger, under the supervision of Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka. On February 6, 2014, Sega revealed the first trailer for the series, showcasing the new designs for the characters and featuring returning voice actors from the video game series, including Roger Craig Smith as Sonic and Mike Pollock as Doctor Eggman. In an interview with Polygon, Iizuka stated the series came about as a desire