1998 “Kenny”, “Cartman”, “Kyle”, and “Stan” are the characters in the hit series “South Park.”.
‘South Park‘ just signed a $900 million deal that includes the series going through Season 30 and multiple movies. The co-creators just signed this huge deal with ViamcomCBS that will allow them to stay on the air till 2027 and release 14 movies.They plan on releasing two movies to Paramount Plus per year.
The co-creators released a statement regarding the deal stating, “Comedy Central has been our home for 25 years and we’re really happy that they’ve made a commitment to us for the next 75 years. When we came to ViacomCBS with a different way to produce the show during the pandemic, Chris (McCarthy), Nina (Diaz), Keyes (Hill-Edgar), and Tanya (Giles) were immediately supportive and enabled us to try something new that turned out to be really well received. We can’t wait to get back to doing traditional ‘South Park’ episodes but now we can also try out new formats. It’s great to have partners who will always take a chance with us.”
Paramount Plus released a statement saying, “Matt and Trey are world-class creatives who brilliantly use their outrageous humor to skewer the absurdities of our culture and we are excited to expand and deepen our long relationship with them to help fuel Paramount+ and Comedy Central. Franchising marquee content like South Park and developing new IP with tremendous talent like Matt and Trey is at the heart of our strategy to continue growing Paramount+.”
Are you excited about the new ‘South Park’ Movies? Do you think ‘South Park’ is still funny?