In the meantime, UK and international fans can only stream South Park special episodes on Paramount Plus. These include South Park: Post-COVID, South Park: The Streaming Wars, South Park: The End of Obesity and South Park: Joining The Panderverse, as well as the first film, South Park: Bigger Longer, & Uncut.
UK fans can watch repeats of the series on Comedy Central, though, so all hope is not lost.
There’s certainly been some behind-the-scenes drama relating to the release of episodes so perhaps this recent spate of news isn’t all that surprising. Show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been locked into a streaming rights battle with Paramount Global, which has also contributed to the season 27 premiere being pushed back.
It was originally supposed to premiere on 9th July and has since been changed to the 23rd, something that Parker and Stone aren’t happy about.
In a tweet posted to the official South Park X account, a statement read: “In response to the press release from Comedy Central about the change in premiere date for South Park Trey Parker & Matt Stone said — ‘This merger is a s**tshow and it’s f**king up South Park. We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.'”
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While season 27 is set to premiere this month for US viewers at least, the rest of us will just have to bide our time and wait to see if there’s a positive streaming outcome for negotiations which can mean that fans can easily access old and new episodes.
Fans have taken to social media to air their grievances over the removal of South Park episodes, with Paramount Plus releasing the following message: “We understand your frustration. Unfortunately, South Park has come to the end of the window in which we have the rights to carry it on Paramount+ which is why it has now had to come down from the platform.
“If you wish to cancel your Paramount+ subscription and forfeit the promotion applied to your account, please confirm the email address associated with the account you wish to close. Once we receive your information, we’ll respond with confirmation that your subscription has been cancelled.”
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