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Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
How to watch ‘South Park' Season 27 online — stream the Donald Trump premiere episode everyone's talking about
The iconic animated series is back — and it's already sparking major backlash. South Park's explosive Season 27 premiere features a surreal, highly satirical portrayal of Donald Trump, leading to strong condemnation from the White House. Here's how to stream the episode that's making global headlines. South Park returned for its 27th season on Wednesday night with a jaw-dropping episode that wasted no time diving into political controversy — taking aim at US President Donald Trump in a way only South Park can. In the premiere episode, titled 'Sermon on the 'Mount,' the residents of South Park stage a protest against the president. One of the most provocative scenes shows a cartoon version of Trump climbing into bed with Satan — a satirical moment reminiscent of the show's depiction of Saddam Hussein in the 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. When Satan rebuffs him, Trump pleads, 'Come on, Satan, I've been working hard all day,' before revealing his exaggeratedly tiny genitals — drawing audible gasps from audiences online. The episode also marks the return of Jesus Christ to the fictional town, offering biting meta-commentary on corporate media. 'I had to come back because of a lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,' Jesus explains — likely referencing the reported $16 million settlement between Trump and the studio. He also jokes about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which is owned by the same parent company as South Park, and warns the characters not to step out of line: '(Trump) can do whatever he wants now that someone backed down. You guys saw what happened to CBS? Well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount! You really want to end up like Colbert? ... Just shut up, or we're going to get cancelled, you idiots!' Following the episode, South Park launched a promotional website featuring a satirical deepfake public service announcement (PSA). The clip features a digital Trump wandering naked through a desert as the narrator proclaims: 'When things heat up, who will deliver us from temptation? Donald J. Trump. No matter how hot it gets, he's not afraid to fight for America.' The surreal PSA has gone viral, further amplifying reactions across social media platforms. The Biden administration issued a swift and pointed response. In a statement to Variety, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers accused South Park and its supporters of blatant double standards: 'The Left's hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after South Park for what they labelled as 'offensive' content, but suddenly they are praising the show.' 'Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows.' Where Is 'South Park' Season 27 Streaming? South Park Season 27 is available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. New episodes are released weekly on Thursdays, one day after they air on Comedy Central in the United States. The Donald Trump-focused premiere episode, 'Sermon on the 'Mount,' is currently streaming on Paramount+. To access the episode, you'll need a Paramount+ subscription. Two plans are currently available: Essential Plan (with limited adverts): $7.99/month Paramount+ with Showtime (ad-free): $12.99/month Yes — new users can take advantage of Paramount+'s seven-day free trial, allowing you to stream the Season 27 premiere at no cost during the trial window. New episodes of South Park Season 27 are broadcast every Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. They are then added to Paramount+ every Thursday.
WIRED
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- WIRED
Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion 'South Park' Problem
Jul 24, 2025 7:13 PM The White House says the show is 'fourth-rate' after it showed Trump with 'tiny' genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount's merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI. Still from South Park. Photograph: Comedy Central/Everett Collection In an interview with Vanity Fair in September, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone all but swore off satirizing Donald Trump, noting 'I don't know what more we could possibly say.' We found out what more they could say yesterday, in brutal fashion. The same day Paramount announced a five-year streaming deal with South Park , including 50 new episodes, the show's 27th season premiere mercilessly mocked both president Trump and the network for capitulating to his demands, settling with him over the 60 Minutes lawsuit, and canceling The Late Show With Stephen Colbert . The episode, called 'Sermon on the Mount,' did not hold back on crass jokes aimed at Trump, showing him with a 'teeny tiny' penis both in animation and as a deepfake, and portraying him as Satan's lover in a style reminiscent of the gay Saddam Hussein character from the 1999 movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The episode aired as Paramount is set to merge with media company Skydance. Politicians and media personalities alike are speculating that its eagerness to keep Trump happy is motivated by gaining the US Federal Communications Commission's approval of the deal, which was made official Thursday evening. Before being fired, Colbert, a late-night ratings leader, described Paramount's $16-million settlement with Trump as a 'big fat bribe' and on Monday's show he said 'the gloves are off' while telling the president 'go fuck yourself.' Between Colbert's remaining season, network colleague Jon Stewart's scathing indictment of both Paramount and CBS, the new South Park deal, and a transformative merger, the company appears to be looking at a period where some of its biggest stars are openly hostile to both it and the president. 'I welcome Skydance's commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network,' FCC Chairman Brendan Carr—who wrote Project 2025's chapter on the telecommunications agency—reportedly said in a statement Thursday supporting the merger. 'Today's decision also marks another step forward in the FCC's efforts to eliminate invidious forms of DEI.' Paramount did not respond to WIRED's requests for comment. In a statement emailed to WIRED, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers derided South Park as irrelevant and derided 'left' fans who liked the season opener. 'The Left's hypocrisy truly has no end—for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as 'offense' [sic] content, but suddenly they are praising the show. Just like the creators of South Park , the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows,' she says. 'This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention. President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country's history—and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump's hot streak.' Paramount's press release announcing the South Park deal—reported to be worth $1.5 billion—describes the show as 'one of the most valuable TV franchises in the world.' It also praises Parker and Stone as 'fearless' and 'boundary-pushing.' But the roasting of Trump in 'Sermon on the Mount' was also something else: mean. Deeply, devastatingly mean. After being accused by the Canadian Prime Minister of being akin to a 'dictator from the Middle East,' Trump lashes out at a White House artist for painting him with a small penis. The small dick theme is repeated throughout the episode, with numerous portraits of him humping things and animals and Satan telling him, 'I can't even see anything, it's so small.' Trump petulantly threatens to sue him, and the artist, and Jesus, and the entire town—basically anyone who pisses him off. It's also implied that he's on the Epstein list. 'Do you really want to end up like Colbert?' Jesus asks the townspeople, who are pushing back against forced Christianity in their kids' school. He calls out Paramount by name, saying, 'we're going to get canceled, you idiots.' The town strikes a deal with the president, forcing them to do pro-Trump messaging—a nod to Trump's claim on Truth Social that Paramount's 'new owners' have agreed to give him $20 million in advertising and public service announcements in addition to the settlement. (Paramount told Deadline the settlement doesn't include PSAs and said it 'has no knowledge of any promises or commitments made to President Trump other than those set forth in the settlement proposed by the mediator and accepted by the parties.') The show is then interrupted by a PSA, where a deepfake Trump stumbles around naked through the desert; this time, his genitals have a pair of googly eyes attached. 'Trump: his penis is teeny, tiny. But his love for us is large,' a narrator says. The ad ends with 'He Gets Us. All Of Us'—'He Gets Us' is also the slogan used for a Christian ad campaign. You can argue that portraying Trump as a narcissistic manchild and focusing so heavily on his appearance is low-brow. But Nick Marx, an associate professor of film and media studies at Colorado State University, says it's also a refreshing change from the defiant messaging of Colbert and others. 'It's fucking funny as hell that they seek to sexually humiliate Trump,' he claims, saying it's an effective troll of what he believes to be the president's 'vanity and insecurity.' 'I think that is the card to play … And I am frustrated that more of the comedians that I love on the left haven't leaned into that really harsh attack of him.' Critics of the episode on X issued complaints that 'the left took over south park,' and 'this show is for libtards' while others outright expressed fear that Trump will get the show canceled, saying'South Park was good while it lasted.' But making small dick jokes isn't woke—it's exactly that type of humor, along with an affinity for saying the r-word and racial and homophobic slurs that helped cultivate South Park 's right-wing audience. Marx thinks that's a good thing for liberals. 'Right-wing humorists, the Joe Rogans and Andrew Schulzes of the world, they're the ones occupying this offensive free speech space. And so anything that the left can do to reclaim artists like Parker and Stone would be a benefit to them.' In a meeting Thursday, the FCC's Carr said he's 'not a ' South Park ' watcher,' NBC News reports. He also said Trump is against 'a handful of national programmers' who 'control and dictate to the American what the narrative is, what they can say, what they can think.' But, while many of his attacks have focused on news organizations themselves—ABC, CBS, NPR, even the Wall Street Journal—censoring cherished entertainers could rile up members of the public who frankly may not care that much about the plight of journalists. That's something that Paramount too, has to contend with now. 'They just inked this $1.5 billion deal that, to me, is a gesture of full and unequivocal support from Paramount,' Marx says. 'The syndication and streaming licenses that South Park draws are worth much, much more than they've been paying Parker and Stone over the years.' He says he wouldn't be surprised if Parker and Stone got away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. But, as the episode itself indicated, Trump has been relentless with his lawsuit targets and openly bragged about getting Colbert fired and keeping the media in line. Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, says he could absolutely see Paramount trying to tone down South Park 's content, considering that they settled on 'the flimsiest of lawsuits,' predicated on the claim that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris to make it more flattering to her. But he said doing so could 'wake up a sleeping giant': the public. The streamer has also promised Trump it will cancel its DEI initiatives. 'A lot of American people are starting to be more and more aware of how Trump is trying to censor reporters, but now also just entertainment shows that he disagrees with it. That is something that authoritarians do,' he says. People could respond with outrage or boycotts. But he cautions that's not Paramount's only problem, as it clinches the $8 billion Skydance merger. Already Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have written a letter to Skydance CEO David Ellison, seeking answers about the 'secret side deal with President Trump,' that allegedly offered him future PSAs. Trump has called Ellison's father, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, a 'friend.' California officials are also looking into whether the company engaged in bribery related to the deal, as Semafor reported. 'If there's a Democratic administration and a Democratic Department of Justice starting three years from now, or Democratic House or Senate, Paramount also has opened itself up to the possibility of lots of investigations,' Sozan says. It's fascinating that South Park and late-night comics are issuing some of the harshest rebukes of Trump, though Sozan says satire—and joy—are considered by scholars to be an effective tool against authoritarians who 'want to keep people depressed and in line.' He thinks the backlash over Paramount's mounting controversies could be a genuine 'cultural flashpoint.' So far, there's no indication that Paramount plans to censor South Park . Then again, the Skydance merger has only just been greenlit. At the end of the premiere, Cartman and Butters, seemingly stand-ins for Parker and Stone, try to kill themselves because Cartman is depressed that 'woke is dead' and he has nothing to make fun of anymore. 'I think I might be going,' Butters says. 'Yep, sweet death is about to come. I love you man,' Cartman replies. For fans of the show—and free speech in general—let's hope that's not true. But just in case, you should probably watch that episode now.
Fast Company
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
Trump gets the ‘real face' treatment in blistering ‘South Park' satire
President Trump has mocked Stephen Colbert's cancellation and even sued 60 Minutes. Still, the writers of South Park don't seem too worried about potentially becoming his next target. After skipping the 2024 election season, Comedy Central's long-running animated show is back on air for its 27th season, just in time to cover President Trump's second term in office. While the series—whose creators just closed a $1.5 billion streaming deal —has not shied away from mocking pop culture and political figures in the past (previous iterations of Trump as president include 'Mr. Garrison,' a school teacher who later runs for president against Hillary Clinton and wins), the creators are directly targeting the current president this season, going as far as using his real face in place of their traditional animated renderings. In a short 22 minutes, the episode touched on the some of the most controversial recent events in the past few weeks, including tariffs on Canada, the Jeffrey Epstein case, the Paramount-Skydance merger, and CBS's cancellation of The Late Show. To top it off, a scene of the naked president features a small penis (albeit a cartoon one), twisting the knife even more. Comedy Central, where the series airs, is owned by Paramount Global. Real-life faces are back Skipping a caricaturized version of the president, South Park opted to use a real image of Trump, cut open like a marionette when speaking, although the artistic choice is famously not new. In the past, the show has opted for real-life-picture cutouts of certain celebrities and public figures—including some infamous ones. The series website describes such portrayals as 'more of a personal decision' from the show's creators. According to fan roundups collected online, the celebrities and public figures who have been featured with their real-life cutouts include Ben Affleck, Tony Danza, Christina Aguilera, Jeffrey Dahmer, Gene Siskel, Princess Diana, Adolf Hitler, Walter Matthau, Allen Ginsberg, Tiny Tim, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., Mao Zedong, Michael Landon, Jerry Garcia, Saddam Hussein, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, and now, notably, Donald Trump. In addition to bringing back the marionette like real-life cutout, the show also revived its in-bed-with-satan trope. Trump is pictured undressing before climbing into bed with the devil, an apparent ode to the show's 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which featured Saddam Hussein in a similar situation. Not everyone is happy about the episode While many users on social media have praised South Park 's season debut, those in support of the president seem less content with the episode. 'South Park has gone woke. They must go broke,' reads a typical response on X. As expected, the current administration is also not delighted with the show's creative direction. Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, told Entertainment Weekly that the 'show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.' Trump has yet to directly respond to the episode. The super-early-rate deadline for Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Awards is this Friday, July 25, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is Paramount+ Sneak-Dissing ‘South Park' By Putting It in the ‘Cringeworthy' Category?
After weeks of public conflict and embarrassment, Paramount+ may retain the streaming rights to South Park after all, but there's nothing in the contract that says they can't stay pissy in the main menu. According to industry insiders, Paramount Global is in advanced negotiations with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over a settlement that would avoid a lawsuit between the parties and secure an extension to the lucrative overall South Park contract. After Parker and Stone publicly accused Paramount and its prospective new owners at Skydance Media of meddling in their negotiations with other streaming giants following the breakdown of the initial extension talks, the South Park creators seemed poised to go to war with Paramount and its partners on more fronts than just social media and strongly worded letters. Then, over the weekend, Hollywood insider Matthew Belloni reported that Paramount was making major strides toward settling the dispute with Parker and Stone out of court while securing the future of South Park on its home platform. At the same time, however, Paramount+ listed the entirety of its South Park offerings in the 'Cringeworthy Comedies' category, as one fan of the show pointed out in the South Park subreddit. Maybe Paramount+ is taking subtle shots at South Park after pulling the show from international streaming markets amidst the acrimonious contract dispute — or maybe they really can't get through South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut without wincing. Musicals aren't for everyone. Seriously, South Park has had some pain-inducing moments over its 26 seasons and counting — Cartman's 'red rocket' method in the Season Five episode 'Proper Condom Use' jumps out as especially hard-to-watch — but South Park is hardly cringeworthy comedy in the way that the term typically describes shows like The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm. A 'cringe comedy' is generally accepted to mean a series that uses social awkwardness and the accidental transgression of social norms as the foundation for the humor, not one that features shockingly graphic depictions of dog masturbation by a sociopathic child. Given the bad fit, the fact that every single South Park streaming special available on Paramount+ is headlining the cringeworthy comedy category is certainly suspicious. However, the simplest explanation is that the front-and-center placement is just the algorithmic consequence of subscriber streaming habits that no human being influenced on Paramount's end. Or, alternatively, Paramount is intentionally featuring South Park in an ill-fitting and possibly insulting category because it's trying to milk every view it can out of its South Park content, just in case negotiations fall through and they lose the rest of the South Park library forever. But while that would certainly be a pathetic explanation for the puzzling category classification, it would only be the second most cringeworthy milking scheme in South Park history. Get more Cracked directly to your inbox. Sign up for Cracked newsletters at Cracked News Letters Signup. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New ‘South Park' Episodes to Debut in July After 2-Year Break
At long last, 'South Park' Season 27 has a premiere date. The long-running Comedy Central original will premiere new episodes on July 9. And based on the first teaser, Matt Stone and Trey Parker have been watching the news. Wednesday's new clip starts with a series of dramatic live-action images, including an empty swing and the wing of an airplane. 'The acclaimed drama returns,' white text against a red background reads. The teaser then immediately jumps to Randy asking his daughter Shelly if she's been taking ketamine. 'Because I think it could really help you,' he adds. And with that, 'South Park' Season 27 is off. The rest of the teaser cycles through images of South Park on fire, Butters panicking as he tries to stop planes from repeatedly crashing into each other, Canadians pulling down the Statue of Liberty, the boys flying through what appears to be space alongside Diddy and Randy cheerfully telling his wife Sharon he's going to do some ketamine 'and f–k around with the government a little.' The video then ends with a creepy, slowed down version of 'Blame Canada,' one of the fan-favorite songs from 1999's 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.' Check out the teaser, below: The time between Seasons 26 and 27 currently stands as the longest break the show has ever faced. Since 1997, 'South Park' has consistently released a new season every year. But the last time the series proper released a new season was in February of 2023. Three 'South Park' specials did air later in 2023 and in 2024 — 'South Park: Joining the Panderverse,' 'South Park (Not Suitable for Children)' and 'South Park: The End of Obesity.' But because those are Paramount+ exclusives that are typically 45 minutes to an hour long, those are a bit different. Still, this yearlong gap was intentional. After heavily covering the first Trump election and administration through Mr. Garrison, Parker and Stone said that they would not be releasing new episodes in 2024 in an effort to avoid covering yet another election. 'We've tried to do 'South Park' through four or five presidential elections, and it is such a hard thing — it's such a mind scramble, and it seems like it takes outsized importance,' Stone said in September. Now known as one of the most recognizable series of all time, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny first appeared in Stone and Parker's 'The Spirit of Christmas' animated short. The pair currently serves as executive producers on the series along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers. Christopher Brion is the creative director of South Park Digital Studios. The post New 'South Park' Episodes to Debut in July After 2-Year Break appeared first on TheWrap.
