Comedy Central has pushed again South Park‘s season premiere, and the creators are lower than thrilled.
It was introduced on Wednesday, July 2, that the premiere of South Park’s twenty seventh season has been postponed to Wednesday, July 23, at 10/9c. Initially slated for July 9, the long-running animated sequence will now debut two weeks later than deliberate.
On account of the delay, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker took to X (previously Twitter) to vent their frustrations in a publish:
“In response to the press launch from Comedy Central in regards to the change within the premiere date for South Park, Trey Parker & Matt Stone mentioned – ‘This merger is a s**tshow and it’s f**king up South Park. We’re on the studio engaged on new episodes and we hope the followers get to see them by some means.”
— South Park (@SouthPark) July 2, 2025
The merger in query is the Paramount-Skydance deal, introduced in July 2024, which is able to mix David Ellison‘s Skydance with Paramount International. It’s set to shut by July 6, although the deadline may very well be prolonged, because the deal continues to be pending.
In keeping with Stone and Parker, the upcoming merger has disrupted South Park‘s manufacturing schedule. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Stone leisure firm’s Park County threatened authorized motion over Shell allegedly interfering in discussions with potential bidders.
In a letter obtained by THR, the duo accuses incoming Skydance-Paramount president Jeff Shell of interfering of their contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix to learn Paramount+, the place the present at the moment streams. The letter alleges that Paramount (by way of Shell) instructed Netflix and WBD to vary their gives to offer Paramount+ a 12-month window to air new episodes first whereas additionally shortening the licensing deal from from 10 years to five years. These adjustments would make the deal much less interesting to Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix, thereby giving a bonus again to Paramount+.
“We hereby demand that you just, Redbird, and Skydance instantly stop your interference,” the letter states. “If these actions proceed, we can have no selection however to behave to each defend our rights and discharge any obligations we might need to the general public.”
Paramount at the moment has two years left on its $900 million deal for South Park‘s digital rights.
South Park, Season 27 Premiere, Wednesday, July 23, 10/9c, Comedy Central