One other setback for South Park followers. The hit animated comedy has been taken off Paramount+ exterior of the U.S. because the platform’s license to stream it has expired. The Paramount International streamer’s negotiations for the rights to the collection proceed, sources mentioned.
The elimination is considerably stunning as South Park‘s home streaming deal additionally lately expired however the collection has remained on HBO Max within the U.S. whereas negotiations on a brand new pact are ongoing.
The delay comes amid rising rigidity over South Park‘s profitable streaming rights because the collection has been caught within the Skydance’s pending acquisition of Comedy Central dad or mum Paramount International, which co-owns the three way partnership behind South Park, South Park Digital Studios, with collection creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone who run it.
Parker and Stone, who lately threatened authorized motion in opposition to Paramount International’s potential new proprietor and President alleging interference within the South Park streaming rights negotiations, made their emotions in regards to the pending transaction recognized publicly final week when the premiere of the upcoming Season 27 on Comedy Central was pushed from July 9 to July 23 amid the uncertainty.
“This merger is a sh*tshow and is f*cking up South Park,” they wrote on X.
As one of many crown jewels of Paramount’s IP library, South Park had been anticipated to turn out to be obtainable on Paramount+ as soon as the present’s $500 million unique streaming licensing cope with HBO Max expired in late June 2025, with Paramount International co-CEO Chris McCarthy telling traders in Might that “beginning this July, [South Park] will likely be coming to Paramount+ within the US.”
It’s stunning that at present, the present’s library is just not on the corporate’s platform in any territory other than the handful of South Park specials made for Paramount+. (The collection stays on Comedy Central.)
In accordance with a authorized letter an legal professional for Parker and Stone’s Park County despatched final month to RedBird, Skydance and RedBird’s Jeff Shell — who’s poised to turn out to be Paramount International President upon completion of its proposed acquisition by Skydance — HBO Max and Netflix have engaged in conversations over South Park‘s streaming rights — believed to be non-exclusive.
The clock now could be ticking to discover a decision within the subsequent 10 days in an effort to have a streaming settlement in place by South Park‘s present July 23 Season 27 premiere date.