Overview

• Season 27 debuted on July 23 with “Sermon on the Mount,” an episode that satirizes President Trump’s policies and controversies by depicting him in bed with Satan and featuring an AI-generated mock political ad.
• White House press secretary Taylor Rogers officially condemned the episode as irrelevant and accused its creators of relying on controversy to regain attention.
• Paramount Global announced a five-year, $1.25–1.5 billion deal to produce 50 new episodes and stream the show’s previous 26 seasons on Paramount+.
• The premiere was postponed from its original July 9 date amid Paramount’s merger negotiations with Skydance but aired as scheduled on Comedy Central and Paramount+.
• At San Diego Comic-Con, co-creator Trey Parker defended the uncensored scene and joked that he was “very sorry,” underscoring South Park’s commitment to creative freedom.