South Park to Return for 29th Season on Sept. 16

The satirical animated series "South Park" will return for its 29th season on Comedy Central on September 16, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced. New episodes will air every other Wednesday through November, with streaming available on Paramount+ the following day.

The announcement follows two highly watched seasons that relentlessly mocked former President Donald Trump and his administration, a focus the creators say was solidified by the official reactions it provoked. Parker and Stone stated they initially planned only a single episode targeting Trump but decided to continue the satire after the White House criticized the show. A spokesperson had previously called the program "fourth-rate" and said it was hanging on by a thread, a statement the creators responded to with a mock apology.

The storyline across seasons 27 and 28 featured Trump in a literal romantic relationship with Satan, utilized a deepfake artificial intelligence depiction of the president, and portrayed figures like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a miniature-sized Vice President J.D. Vance, whose voice was inspired by the character Tattoo from "Fantasy Island." The season concluded with a plot...