South Park Season 27 kicked off last night (Wednesday, July 23, 2025) and if you were somehow shocked or offended by the episode… welcome to the last 28 years of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s career. This is what they do. And they’re still doing it better than most.
Streaming now on Paramount+ (assuming you didn’t cancel your subscription out of Colbert-related spite), the premiere episode titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount” didn’t pull punches—it launched them. At both the obvious and the unexpected.
Let’s break it down. Spoilers ahead. Also satire, blasphemy, artificial intelligence, and light necromancy. You know, classic South Park.
Truth to Power, As Always
If you’ve somehow forgotten, South Park was never here to play it safe. It has a long history of calling out everyone from celebrities to religions to corporations. Remember Trapped in the Closet? Remember Chef? That saga alone deserves a side quest.
Quick detour: For years, fans believed Isaac Hayes left the show over the show’s stance on Scientology. But his son, Isaac Hayes III, has since clarified that his father did not leave of his own volition. In interviews and reports (including from People.com), Hayes III said the decision was made by people in his father’s Scientology circle—while Isaac Hayes was recovering from a stroke and unable to speak for himself. He loved voicing Chef and would’ve likely stayed if given the choice.
Anyway. Back to present day blasphemy.
South Park vs. Paramount (and Trump, Again)
The main storyline of the South Park Season 27 premiere takes aim at two primary targets: Donald Trump and Paramount Global, the show’s own corporate overlord. You love to see it.
The episode has “60 Minutes” reporters nervously introducing a segment on Trump’s $5 billion lawsuit against the town of South Park. One of them blurts out mid-sweat: “We know he’s probably watching.”
It only escalates from there.
Paramount, fresh off its very real-world legal settlement with Trump, becomes a punchline-turned-plot device. Colbert gets name-checked. Jon Stewart gets looped in. Even Jesus shows up to warn the townspeople not to fight back.
“You guys saw what happened to CBS? Yeah, well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount,” Jesus says. “Do you really want to end up like Colbert?”
Honestly? A lot to unpack.
Meanwhile, in Real Life…
Yes, that White House statement is real — not a bit from the episode.
In an official response to the South Park Season 27 premiere, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said:
“This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”
…Bold claim from an administration that felt the need to issue a press release about an animated show.
Rogers continued:
“President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
Sure, Jan.
Prediction Corner (Spoilers Ahead)
Okay, let’s talk about that voice.
Trump’s voice in the episode? Not his usual overdone impersonation. It’s Saddam Hussein. Like, Saddam Hussein voice from earlier seasons. The same one used when Saddam was dating Satan back in the day.
Now this could mean one of two things:
- They’re intentionally drawing a dictator parallel.
- They’re going full supernatural, and Trump is literally Saddam Hussein reincarnated.
You know which one we’re betting on.
Let the Season Begin
We’ve only seen one episode of South Park Season 27, but it’s already proving that Matt and Trey haven’t lost their edge—or their complete disregard for playing nice with their own parent company.
The animation is still crude. The writing is still sharper than expected. And the cultural commentary is still layered with enough absurdity to sneak real punches under the radar.
It’s offensive. It’s brilliant. It’s back.
Let’s go.
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