Wow! This is huge for Paramount+
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that MTV Entertainment Studios has signed South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to a new deal that will run through 2027, including 14 new movies made exclusively for Paramount+, two every year, beginning this year. It will also see the flagship South Park series renewed through season 30 (2022 will see the show launch its 25th season).
According to entertainment chief Chris McCarthy, the company is also working with Parker and Stone on new original content. McCarthy said in a statement,
“Franchising marquee content like South Park and developing new IP with tremendous talent like Matt and Trey, is at the heart of our strategy to continue growing Paramount+,”
Parker and Stone in a statement,
“Comedy Central has been our home for 25 years and we’re really happy that they’ve made a commitment to us for the next 75 years,”
“When we came to ViacomCBS with a different way to produce the show during the pandemic, Chris (McCarthy), Nina (Diaz), Keyes (Hill-Edgar) and Tanya (Giles) were immediately supportive and enabled us to try something new that turned out to be really well received. We can’t wait to get back to doing traditional South Park episodes but now we can also try out new formats. It’s great to have partners who will always take a chance with us.”
