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Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30​


“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have set an expansive new deal with ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Studios that calls for the pair to produce 14 movies for Paramount Plus based on the enduring Comedy Central animated franchise.

The pact also renews “South Park” as a series for Comedy Central through its 30th season in 2027. Bloomberg News reported that the deal was valued at $900 million over the six-year term. That’s an eye-popping number, but it includes the license fees and production overhead costs for 14 movies and multiple additional seasons of the series through the pair’s Park County banner.

“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,” said Chris McCarthy, president-CEO of MTV Entertainment and chief content officer of adult animation for Paramount Plus. “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 Plus.”

The new deal with Parker and Stone reflects the hunt by media majors for broad-based content deals with notable producers with high-wattage properties. “South Park” has been a pillar of Comedy Central since 1997. In 2019 ViacomCBS licensed older seasons of the show to HBO Max in a deal valued at $500 million. That deal raised eyebrows at the time given that ViacomCBS has its own streaming ambitions.

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Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30

Trey Parker and Matt Stone will produce 14 'South Park' movies for Paramount Plus under a new pact with MTV Entertainment Studios.
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Two new ‘South Park’ movies set to arrive before the end of 2021​

They're the first of 14 new films based on the show that will be produced for Paramount+

Two new South Park movies will be arriving before the end of the year, Paramount+ has confirmed.

It was revealed last month that the popular animated TV series created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker had been renewed through to season 30 in 2027, with 14 original films based on the series also ordered for production.

In a landmark deal that will see Stone and Parker produce six more seasons of their flagship animated property, 14 new films based on the show will be produced for US streaming service Paramount+.

Now, speaking during the Paramount+ panel at this week’s Television Critics Association panel, Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer for ViacomCBS Streaming, confirmed that the first two of these South Park movies will debut before the end of 2021 with two more coming every year through 2027.

The plots for the new films have yet to be disclosed.

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'South Park': Two new movies set to arrive before the end of 2021

The news was confirmed by Paramount+ during a recent TCA panel.
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