Award-winning animated series South Park is set to return for a historic 25th season on Thursday, 24 February at 8.30pm on 10 Shake and will be available to stream on Friday, 25 February on Paramount+.
Viewers can look forward to six brand new episodes, airing weekly from Thursday.
Chris McCarthy, President and CEO of ViacomCBS Media Networks and MTV Entertainment Studio, said, “for the past 25 years, multiple generations of fans have grown up enchanted by the outlandishly funny and subversive world that Matt and Trey have created with South Park.
“As part of our expansive new deal, we are thrilled to continue our partnership with them for many more seasons of South Park on Comedy Central and many more made-for-streaming South Park exclusive events on Paramount+.”
The five-time Emmy award-winning series launched 25 years ago on 13 August 1997, on Comedy Central and was the first weekly program to be rated TV-MA.
Prior to season 25, the show aired two standalone pandemic specials in September 2020 and March 2021, which served as season 24, and last aired an entire season in 2019.
Co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker said, “to be halfway done with South Park is a great accomplishment, we can’t lie.”
MTV Entertainment Studios’ expansive deal with Parker and Stone includes extending South Park through to 2027, making the show cable’s longest-running scripted series.
In addition to the series extension, the new deal includes 14 South Park original made-for-streaming events exclusively for Paramount+.
Beginning in 2025, Paramount+ will become the global streaming home for the entire catalogue of South Park episodes, movies, and made-for-streaming movies.
Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are executive producers, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman as producers. Christopher Brion is the creative director of South Park Digital Studios.
The 25th season of South Park premieres Thursday, 24 February at 8.30pm on 10 Shake and Friday, 25 February on Paramount+.