If there is one thing that can really bring out a crowd, then it is a big chunk of controversy. And right now, there is nothing in the world more controversial than President Donald Trump and South Park’s unrelenting annihilation of the current Commander-in-Chief in the opening episode of its 27th season. Add in the ongoing headlines surrounding Paramount and Skydance’s merger, which also seems to have the president in its orbit, and it is probably not surprising that Paramount+ is currently being dominated by the foul-mouthed antics of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.
There will be no one surprised to see South Park claim the top spot on the platform’s TV chart after the new season’s debut episode, which depicted Trump sharing a bed with Satan and was accompanied by a derogatory fake AI PSA featuring a naked president running through a desert – yes, it cannot be unseen and, unfortunately, the internet will never let it be forgotten. However, it is not just the TV chart that has been taken over by the Canadian residents of South Park, as the movie chart also has three feature-length releases in the top four spots.
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Sitting alongside the Bruce Willis movie, Gasoline Alley – which has been spending an extended run at the top of the chart until today – and Jack Quaid’s action comedy, Novocaine, South Park has claimed the number one and two positions with South Park: The End of Obesity and South Park (Not Suitable for Children), respectively. Meanwhile, South Park: Joining the Panderverse is currently in fourth position.
‘South Park’s Future Was Uncertain, but Now It Could Not Be Safer
For the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of unrest in the South Park camp. A delay in the premiere date of Season 27 – which now seems to have been explained after the fallout of that opening episode – and South Park being wiped from Paramount+ in many international locations caused many fans to wonder what exactly was going on behind the scenes. A blunt social media post from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker did not help to alleviate fears either.
However, earlier this week South Park’s future at Paramount was sealed with a massive new deal worth $1.5 billion over the next five years. The new agreement makes Paramount+ the home of South Park until at least 2030, and promises five new seasons of 10 episodes each, which will also appear on Comedy Central. Stone and Parker were already part way through a $900 million deal struck in 2021, which this new deal is believed to supersede.
While South Park has been branded as “irrelevant” by The White House in response to Season 27’s no-holds-barred treatment of President Trump, there is now $1.5 billion that confirms that is really not the case at all. Will South Park tone down its content in the future under the new deal? What do you think?
Source: Flix Patrol
South Park
- Release Date
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August 13, 1997
- Network
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Comedy Central
- Directors
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Adrien Beard
- Writers
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David A. Goodman, Nancy M. Pimental, Kenny Hotz, Philip Stark, Dave Weasel, Dan Sterling, Susan Hurwitz Arneson, Trisha Nixon, David R. Goodman, Tim Talbott, Pam Brady, Robert Lopez, Dani Michaeli, Kyle McCulloch, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Kimmel, Jane Bussmann
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Karri Turner
Liane Cartman / Wendy Testaburger / Mrs. Crabtree (voice)
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Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick (voice)
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