The first 26 seasons of “South Park” will leave HBO Max next week, after show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone inked a rich deal with Paramount Global that included exclusive streaming rights on Paramount+.
“South Park” was part of the original HBO Max lineup when the service launch in May 2020, after then-parent WarnerMedia landed a multiyear deal for the show pegged as worth more than $500 million.
But now, the gang from “South Park” is exiting the streaming service, as of Aug. 5, 2025, according to a notice on the HBO Max site.
Parker and Stone’s new deal with Paramount reportedly is worth about $300 million per year for a total of $1.5 billion. Under the terms of the deal between Paramount and Parker and Stone’s Park County production company, “South Park” received an order for 50 new episodes. In addition, all 26 previous seasons will be available to stream on Paramount+ for the first time, while new episodes will air on Comedy Central and then stream on Paramount+ the day after.
The first episode of “South Park” Season 27 featured a wicked satire of President Trump, including showing him in bed with Satan and a bit showing Trump’s penis with eyes on it. It was the biggest linear premiere for the show since 1999. The White House blasted the episode and said that “South Park” “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”
The premiere of “South Park” Season 27 was originally scheduled to debut on July 9, but it was pushed back two weeks to July 23 — a delay that came as Parker and Stone accused incoming Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell of interfering with their contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.
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