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Comedy Central Delays South Park Season 27 Premiere to July 23

Trey Parker and Matt Stone blamed the long-pending Paramount-Skydance merger for the postponement after streaming-rights negotiations faltered.

Trey Parker, left, and Matt Stone, right in 2024.
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"South Park" premiered in 2000.

Overview

  • Comedy Central announced that the Season 27 premiere will air on July 23 instead of the originally scheduled July 9.
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone issued a statement calling the pending Paramount-Skydance merger a "shitshow" that is "fucking up South Park."
  • Their company Park County threatened legal action against RedBird, Skydance and Jeff Shell for allegedly interfering in negotiations with Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • South Park’s $500 million exclusive streaming deal with HBO Max expired in late June without a new agreement, and existing episodes remain available on Max under an extension.
  • Paramount Global’s proposed $8 billion merger with Skydance Media still awaits FCC approval, leaving the series’ streaming destination unresolved.