South Park Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Slam Paramount and Skydance Merger For 'F—king Up' Their Show

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are not blessed astir Paramount’s determination to hold the premiere of Season 27 for 2 weeks — truthful overmuch truthful that the penning duo took to the show’s societal media accounts to marque a connection claiming the Paramount and Skydance merger, which is inactive successful progress, is “f—king up” their show.

“In effect to the property merchandise from Comedy Central astir the alteration successful premiere day for South Park Trey Parker and Matt Stone said – ‘This merger is simply a s—t amusement and it’s f—king up South Park,” their connection work aft the July 2 announcement from the network. “We are astatine the workplace moving connected caller episodes and we anticipation the fans get to spot them somehow.”

The brace dropped their connection conscionable a fractional hr aft the announcement went live, truthful there’s nary denying that Parker and Stone consciousness a spot betrayed by the mode their long-running deed is being treated amid Paramount’s restructuring. Season 26 of the bid debuted implicit 2 years agone successful March 2023 with lone six episodes, with different 3 one-off episodes debuting betwixt October of that twelvemonth and March 2024.

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Though Parker and Stone failed to notation circumstantial aspects of the merger that person affected the show, Paramount (which owns South Park’s location web Comedy Central) has dealt with different merchandise day changes amid the merger, arsenic good arsenic monolithic layoffs and straight-up cancellations.

Plus, the woody with Skydance is inactive technically pending until its deadline of July 7, which is conscionable astir the corner, arsenic the FCC has yet to o.k. the merger astir a twelvemonth aft it was announced.

Additionally, there’s a ineligible conflict successful process implicit the streaming rights for South Park. The exclusive rights were owned by HBO Max, but its woody expired successful June, which leaves the episodes successful limbo arsenic Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery person yet to scope a caller agreement. The episodes are inactive disposable to ticker connected the streamer and talks to widen the declaration are ongoing — but according to Variety, Parker and Stone assertion incoming Paramount president Jeff Shell has interfered successful negotiations with some WBD and Netflix.

Season 27 of South Park volition present premiere connected Comedy Central connected July 23, alternatively than the archetypal merchandise day of July 9.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.