South Park Migrates to Paramount+ After Bidding War

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, have signed a deal with Paramount+ to move the long-running satirical cartoon from HBO Max. The five-year deal is worth $1.5bn and will stream all 26 previous seasons and debut 50 new episodes starting this week. The move comes after a months-long bidding war between major streaming platforms. The latest season was delayed due to contract negotiations.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the long-running satirical cartoon "South Park," have signed a five-year deal with Paramount+ worth $1.5 billion. This agreement will see the series move from HBO Max, with all 26 previous seasons and 50 new episodes set to debut on Paramount+ starting this week. The move follows a months-long bidding war between major streaming platforms.

The deal, struck between Parker and Stone's Park County production company and Paramount Global, includes an order for 50 new episodes across five seasons. The episodes will initially air on Comedy Central before streaming on Paramount+ the following day. All 26 previous seasons will also be available on Paramount+ for the first time [1].

The agreement comes after a protracted period of negotiations. The creators previously sued incoming Paramount President Jeff Shell, accusing him of interfering with their contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix. The Skydance leadership, which is in the process of acquiring Paramount, also reportedly objected to earlier proposed terms valued at $3 billion over ten years [2].

The conflict over streaming rights to the show escalated in June when Parker and Stone accused Shell of directing Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery to modify their deals in a "manner calculated to benefit Paramount at the expense" of Park County. Specifically, the letter alleged that Shell asked Warner Bros. Discovery to grant Paramount+ an exclusive 12-month window for new episodes, as well as shorten the deal from 10 to five years [3].

The latest season of "South Park," Season 27, was delayed by two weeks due to the ongoing contract negotiations. The season is set to debut on July 23.

References:
[1] https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/south-park-renewed-paramount-plus-trey-parker-matt-stone-1236468038/
[2] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/paramount-winssouth-park-library-episodes-185513351.html
[3] https://www.thewrap.com/south-park-creators-strike-1-5-billion-global-streaming-deal-with-paramount/