The hit television series South Park made headlines once again with its Season 27 premiere which featured the debut of South Park‘s very own Donald Trump parody. The controversial episode sparked debate and laughter across the internet, something which South Park has succeeded in doing for years, and now the series is once again the topic of conversation following the announcement that it will lose its streaming home.
South Park has been available to stream via HBO Max for just over five years now, making the series one of the streaming platform’s most notable hits. As is the case with the streaming world, however, their license to stream the series has ran out just after the debut of the aforementioned Donald Trump episode titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount.”
Fortunately, fans will still have a streaming alternative after South Park leaves HBO Max on August 5, as shared via ComicBook. This alternate platform will become the show’s new and exclusive streaming home while South Park also continues to air on television via Comedy Central.
The outlet specifically confirms that, as a result of a deal between Paramount Global and Park Country, the company ran by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the series will now be available to stream only via Paramount Plus. This deal was made as part of a $1.5 billion exclusive five-year deal with the new streaming home.
As a result, all previous 26 seasons will be available to stream in addition to the feature-length specials based on the property. The deal also offers a new home for future episodes of the series, with as many as 50 new episodes being greenlit for a total of five new seasons.
The Donald Trump parody episode Sermon on the ‘Mount was just the first new episode of South Park in two years, but it’s brought the series back with a bang, and now the next episode is scheduled to drop via Comedy Central on August 6. Fans can stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding South Park as we have them. As for now, it looks like fans will also have to start using Paramount Plus for their South Park binges as the series will officially have left HBO Max this month.