South Park is an American animated television sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central.[1] Parker and Stone developed the series from two animated shorts both titled The Spirit of Christmas (1992, 1995), and was originally developed for Fox. The series was later acquired by Comedy Central, which premiered South Park on August 13, 1997. Produced for an adult audience, South Park became infamous for its profanity and dark, surreal humor that satirizes a wide range of topics. The series revolves around four boys—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick—and their adventures in and around the eponymous Colorado town.
South Park has received multiple accolades, including three Annie Award nominations (with one win),[2][3] two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations (with no wins),[4][5] 17 Emmy Award nominations (with five wins),[6] 3 TCA Awards nominations,[7][8] and a Peabody Award.[9] The first twenty-five seasons have been released on DVD and Blu-ray, in addition to several compilation releases.[10][11][12][13]
On August 5, 2021, Comedy Central announced that Parker and Stone signed a $900 million deal for extending the series to 30 seasons through 2027.[14] The deal also included a series of 14 films for Paramount+, which are released twice per year.[15] Parker and Stone later denied that the projects were films, and clarified that it was ViacomCBS (currently Paramount Global) which decided to advertise them as such.[16] Paramount+ advertises the projects as "exclusive events", and they are generally accepted to be television specials.[17][18]
As of March 29, 2023,[update] 325 episodes of South Park have aired, concluding the twenty-sixth season.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 13 | August 13, 1997 | February 25, 1998 | ||
| 2 | 18 | April 1, 1998 | January 20, 1999 | ||
| 3 | 17 | April 7, 1999 | January 12, 2000 | ||
| 4 | 17 | April 5, 2000 | December 20, 2000 | ||
| 5 | 14 | June 20, 2001 | December 12, 2001 | ||
| 6 | 17 | March 6, 2002 | December 11, 2002 | ||
| 7 | 15 | March 19, 2003 | December 17, 2003 | ||
| 8 | 14 | March 17, 2004 | December 15, 2004 | ||
| 9 | 14 | March 9, 2005 | December 7, 2005 | ||
| 10 | 14 | March 22, 2006 | November 15, 2006 | ||
| 11 | 14 | March 7, 2007 | November 14, 2007 | ||
| 12 | 14 | March 12, 2008 | November 19, 2008 | ||
| 13 | 14 | March 11, 2009 | November 18, 2009 | ||
| 14 | 14 | March 17, 2010 | November 17, 2010 | ||
| 15 | 14 | April 27, 2011 | November 16, 2011 | ||
| 16 | 14 | March 14, 2012 | November 7, 2012 | ||
| 17 | 10 | September 25, 2013 | December 11, 2013 | ||
| 18 | 10 | September 24, 2014 | December 10, 2014 | ||
| 19 | 10 | September 16, 2015 | December 9, 2015 | ||
| 20 | 10 | September 14, 2016 | December 7, 2016 | ||
| 21 | 10 | September 13, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | ||
| 22 | 10 | September 26, 2018 | December 12, 2018 | ||
| 23 | 10 | September 25, 2019 | December 11, 2019 | ||
| 24 | 2 | September 30, 2020 | March 10, 2021 | ||
| 25 | 6 | February 2, 2022 | March 16, 2022 | ||
| 26 | 6 | February 8, 2023 | March 29, 2023 | ||
Episodes[]
Season 1 (1997–98)[]
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Season 2 (1998–99)[]
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Season 3 (1999–2000)[]
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Season 4 (2000)[]
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Season 5 (2001)[]
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Season 6 (2002)[]
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Season 7 (2003)[]
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Season 8 (2004)[]
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Season 9 (2005)[]
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Season 10 (2006)[]
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Season 11 (2007)[]
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Season 12 (2008)[]
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Season 13 (2009)[]
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Season 14 (2010)[]
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Season 15 (2011)[]
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Season 16 (2012)[]
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Season 17 (2013)[]
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Season 18 (2014)[]
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Season 19 (2015)[]
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Season 20 (2016)[]
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Season 21 (2017)[]
The twenty-first season of the American animated sitcom South Park premiered on Comedy Central on September 13, 2017, and contains ten episodes.
The Emmy© Award-winning SOUTH PARK Season 21 This season That featured guest appearances from Josh Gad, April Stewart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Jessica Makinson.
Season 22 (2018)[]
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Season 23 (2019)[]
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Season 24 (2020–21)[]
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Season 25 (2022)[]
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Season 26 (2023)[]
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Specials[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "South Park: Post Covid" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | November 25, 2021 |
| 2 | "South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | December 16, 2021 |
| 3 | "South Park The Streaming Wars" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | June 1, 2022 |
| 4 | "South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | July 13, 2022 |
| 5 | "South Park: Joining the Panderverse" | TBA | TBA | October 27, 2023[19] |
See also[]
- South Park (Park County, Colorado)
- South Park City
- List of South Park home video releases
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Tom Shales, "'South Park' Falls Flatulent", The Washington Post (August 13, 1997). LexisNexis (subscription required). Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- ↑ Staff (1998). "26th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients". Annie Award. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Staff (2013). "40th Annual Annie Awards Winners". Annie Award. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Time. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations". Variety. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "South Park". Television Academy. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "TV critics honor Hanks and 'Earth to the Moon'". Deseret News. July 23, 1998. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hibberd, James (May 27, 2014). "TCA nominations: 'True Detective' starts awards season fight". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/27/tca-nominations-true-detective-starts-awards-season-fight/. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ↑ "South Park". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (June 24, 2016). "Get Your First Look at the South Park: Season 19 Blu-ray Set". IGN. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ ASIN 6305176132
- ↑ Song, Charles. News posts dated June 26 and 27, 2001. In: "Behind the Scenes: News Archive: June 2001". South Park Studios. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Carr, David (January 27, 2013). "Fortifying the Empire 'South Park' Built". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/business/media/south-park-creators-fortify-their-content-empire.html.
- ↑ "MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expansive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027". Comedy Central.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "MTV Entertainment Studios Inks New and Expansive Deal With Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027" (Press release). August 5, 2021. https://press.cc.com/press-release/2021/08/05/press-mtv-entertainment-studios-inks-new-and-expansive-deal-with-creators-trey-parker-and-matt-stone.
- ↑ Karl, Chris (October 29, 2021). "South Park Creators Clarify Paramount+ Projects Are Not Feature Films". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "South Park: Post Covid" (Press release). November 18, 2021. https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/south-park-post-covid/releases/?view=58654-paramount-reveals-south-park-post-covid-first-look.
- ↑ "South Park the Streaming Wars" (Press release). May 11, 2011. https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/south-park-the-streaming-wars/.
- ↑ "‘South Park: Joining the Panderverse’ Sets October Premiere Date on Paramount+". Variety. October 11, 2023. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/south-park-exclusive-event-joining-the-panderverse-paramount-plus-streaming-1235752140/.
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- Official website
- List of South Park episodes on IMDb
| South Park (franchise) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Kids | Stan Marsh • Kyle Broflovski • Eric Cartman • Kenny McCormick • Butters Stotch • Wendy Testaburger • Craig Tucker • Clyde Donovan • Tolkien Black • Jimmy Valmer |
| Adults | Randy Marsh • Gerald and Sheila Broflovski • Liane Cartman • Mr. Garrison • Mr. Mackey • Chef | |
| Production | Cast members • Guest stars • Awards and nominations • 6 Days to Air | |
| Films | Precursor shorts | The Spirit of Christmas |
| Theatrical film | Bigger, Longer & Uncut | |
| Episodes | Season 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 | |
| Paramount+ specials | "Post Covid" • "The Return of Covid" • "The Streaming Wars" • "The Streaming Wars Part 2" • "Joining the Panderverse" | |
| Music | Studio albums | Chef Aid: The South Park Album • Bigger, Longer & Uncut • Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics |
| Singles | "Chocolate Salty Balls" • "Blame Canada" • "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" • "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" | |
| Video games | South Park • Chef's Luv Shack • South Park Rally • South Park 10: The Game • Let's Go Tower Defense Play! • Tenorman's Revenge • The Stick of Truth • The Fractured but Whole • Phone Destroyer | |
| Inspired works | South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today • South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating • South Park Conservatives • Babylon Park • Block 13 | |
| See also | Controversies • Subject matter • Pinball • Home video releases • Chewbacca defense • South Park Republican • Casa Bonita • Town of South Park | |
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