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South Park Trains Its Sights on Trump’s D.C. Takeover as Towelie Returns in Episode 3

The latest installment leverages record audiences to deepen the season’s satire of Trump’s militarized control of Washington.

Members of the National Guard can be seen standing by at Union Station on August 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Episode 3, titled “Sickofancy,” premiered Wednesday, Aug. 20 on Comedy Central and is set to stream the following day on Paramount+.
  • A teaser showed Towelie arriving in a heavily militarized Washington, D.C., signaling fresh satire of the president’s federal control of local policing.
  • The White House has condemned the season as a desperate bid for attention as officials singled out by the show continue to respond publicly.
  • D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has sued the administration over the police takeover, which local leaders and analysts say lacks crime data support.
  • Season 27 is drawing record cross-platform viewership, and Comedy Central says episodes are rolling out on an intermittent schedule with the next installments planned for Sept. 3 and Sept. 17.