Topline
The Department of Homeland Security trolled “South Park” in a post on X ahead of the show’s new episode Wednesday night, which teasers indicate will once again target President Donald Trump as well as his administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, as the series continues to provoke the administration’s wrath.
The previous “South Park” episode sparked the White House’s anger. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
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Key Facts
“South Park” teased the second episode of season 27 in a post on X on Tuesday morning, depicting character Mr. Mackey dressed as an ICE officer standing alongside another character who appears to be Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In the episode, titled “Got A Nut,” Mr. Mackey “loses his job” and “desperately tries to find a new way to make a living,” according to the post.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security hit back at “South Park” by posting a still from the teaser in which ICE agents are seen driving their cars, alongside a link urging people to apply to work for the agency.
A video preview for the new episode teases the return of a satirized Trump alongside a cartoon Satan, who was depicted as Trump’s lover in the season premiere.
In the preview, character Eric Cartman appears to speak at a town hall, where he chastises another character, whom he tells to “shut up” because she “hates America and loves abortions.”
The episode will air Wednesday night at 10 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central and will stream on Paramount+ the following day.
How Did “south Park” Anger The Trump Administration?
The White House slammed “South Park” as a “fourth-rate” show that “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention” after it targeted Trump in its season 27 premiere last month. The episode satirized Trump’s tendency to sue his opponents, depicting the president suing the entire town of South Park after residents oppose the government’s push to teach Christianity in schools. Trump is portrayed throughout the episode as having small genitals for comedic effect, and in multiple scenes, he jumps in bed with Satan, who is depicted as his lover but rebuffs his sexual advances. The episode concludes on a lifelike portrayal of Trump wandering nude through a desert as a voiceover says his genitals are “teeny tiny, but his love for us is large.” The episode also knocks Paramount’s settlement after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit accusing the company of deceptively editing a “60 Minutes” interview of his former election opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris. In the episode, Jesus Christ tells the South Park townspeople he had to visit them because of the “lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,” and he asks: “Do you really want to end up like Colbert?” referencing the late-night show’s cancellation. The ending scene of a lifelike Trump is also presented as a faux public service announcement, referencing Trump’s claim that the Paramount settlement will provide him $20 million worth of advertising and PSAs.
Why Is “south Park” Heading To Paramount+?
The entire “South Park” catalog will depart HBO Max on Tuesday and head to Paramount+ after series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone struck a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, through which they will produce 50 new episodes over five years. The deal followed negotiations that were reportedly tense, as lawyers representing the “South Park” creators threatened to sue Jeff Shell, a former NBCUniversal executive who is set to become Paramount’s president following the Skydance merger, for allegedly interfering with negotiations with other potential buyers. In a statement on X last month, Parker and Stone said the “merger is a sh—tshow and it’s f—ing up ‘South Park.’ We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.”
Tangent
The $1.5 billion deal with Paramount made Parker and Stone billionaires, according to Forbes estimates. Both creators are worth an estimated $1.2 billion each.
Further Reading
White House Slams ‘South Park’ Episode That Skewers Trump And Paramount Amid $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal, Skydance Merger (Forbes)
South Park’s Creators Are Now Billionaires (Forbes)
