South Park’s Season 27 premiere puts Trump in bed with Satan, ignites cartoon chaos in Colorado, and nails a 50‑episode deal with Paramount+.
“South Park” kicked off its 27th season with a biting debut titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” lampooning politics, religion and corporate upheaval in its signature irreverent style.
The episode opens in the eponymous Colorado town, where Cartman is distraught over NPR’s cancellation, Randy Marsh battles to prevent Jesus from taking over the local elementary school, and Mr. Garrison faces an angry mob demanding accountability—only to reveal he hasn’t been president for years.
Meanwhile, in the White House, a cartoonishly out-of-touch Donald Trump quips his way through a heated debate with Canada’s prime minister—mocking tariff hikes by threatening bombings and misnaming Middle Eastern nations—before retiring to bed in an unexpectedly intimate encounter with Satan. Trump’s lecherous advances and Satan’s savage put-down about his “tiny” anatomy showcase the show’s willingness to push boundaries and court controversy.
Behind the scenes, “South Park” weathered a two‑week premiere delay when Paramount postponed Season 27 from July 9 to July 27.
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone publicly blamed the Paramount‑Skydance merger in an expletive‑laden statement on X (formerly Twitter), decrying the corporate “shit show” that they claimed was upending contract talks and threatening the show’s future.
They specifically accused Paramount CEO Jeff Shell of meddling with their ambitious $3 billion, decade‑long deal originally slated to include Netflix and Warner Bros. rights—a pact that Skydance reportedly abandoned amid merger chaos.
Just before the Season 27 launch, however, the parties struck a new agreement: Paramount committed to 50 additional “South Park” episodes and secured streaming rights to all previous 26 seasons for Paramount+.
Under this deal, new installments will premiere on Comedy Central and land on Paramount+ the following day. Parker lauded the arrangement, emphasizing it as more than a mere contract but a testament to the creators’ dedication to their fans and “building something special.”
With the sharp satire of “Sermon on the ‘Mount” and the resolved studio shake‑ups behind them, “South Park” appears poised to continue its two‑decade reign as television’s most audacious—and unflinchingly comedic—commentator on American culture.
