Animated comedy hit “South Park” has been round for 28 seasons. With a brand new deal in place from Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY), present creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are pushing the envelope with content material geared toward poking enjoyable of President Donald Trump.
A brand new episode could present simply how far they’re prepared to go.
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“South Park” Takes on President Trump
New episodes for “South Park” in 2025 have featured Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller and different members of the White Home administration. An episode even poked enjoyable at tech CEOs corresponding to Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook dinner praising Trump and providing items to him.
Earlier this yr, Vance confirmed off an image of him from “South Park” in a present of help for being made enjoyable of on the collection.
“Properly, I’ve lastly made it,” Vance tweeted.
Vance could also be having second ideas about praising the present as the newest episode featured himself and Trump in an intimate second in mattress on the White Home. The collection additionally encompasses a plot line of Devil and Trump having a child collectively and Vance making an attempt to kill the unborn child, as reported by Selection.
Benzinga reached out to the White Home for remark and didn’t hear again.
If the newest episode is any indication, Parker and Stone aren’t able to decelerate on their poking enjoyable of the president and the White Home administration.
“It is not that we acquired all political,” Parker informed the New York Instances. “It is that politics grew to become popular culture.”
Parker mentioned that “South Park” has offended each the left and proper sides of the political spectrum previously.
“We’re simply down-the-middle guys.”
Whereas the White Home didn’t supply remark to Benzinga or to the New York Instances, the administration beforehand commented on “South Park” earlier this yr.
“This present hasn’t been related for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired concepts in a determined try for consideration,” White Home spokesperson Taylor Rogers informed Selection earlier.
Rogers mentioned the recognition of “South Park” was hitting report lows, which, primarily based on rising viewership, could possibly be the exact opposite.
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Good and Dangerous Information for Paramount Skydance
“South Park” has been a long-running staple of Comedy Central, the cable community owned by Paramount Skydance.
Scores for the present have surged because of the plotlines round Trump. Viewership is up greater than double from 2023, when the final full season aired.
That is the excellent news. The dangerous information is that the media firm has to resolve if it needs to push again on the Trump content material and the truth that the corporate might see Trump activate them anytime.
Paramount Skydance is the current merger between two media firms, which acquired the blessing from the Trump administration after a protracted delay. The Trump administration just lately confirmed help for the media firm to emerge because the victor in a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, warning different firms that they could face regulatory hurdles in the event that they attempt to bid.
Within the interview with the New York Instances, Stone mentioned the “South Park” creators haven’t acquired any pushback on the brand new episodes from Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison or new executives on the firm.
“They’re letting us do no matter we wish,” Stone mentioned.
The query for Paramount Skydance, its traders and the White Home is whether or not the free vary will proceed or if the present might find yourself hurting the media firm’s try at future offers.
Paramount Skydance Shares Surge in 2025
Paramount Skydance inventory is up 1.79% to $15.65 on Friday versus a 52-week buying and selling vary of $9.95 to $20.86. Paramount Skydance shares are up 32.8% year-to-date in 2025.
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