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Since its inception in 1997, South Park has seen a bunch of elections and five different presidents. Often, the animated series has taken advantage of its irreverent tone to mock and denounce. But not this time.
The 2024 presidential election, as tense as it may be, with the return of Donald Trump in the race, will not be treated by South Park.
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the co-creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone explain that the series will not return to the air before 2025. After the election therefore (in November), that South Park will bypass ” voluntarily “.
They explain: “We have made some South Park for four or five presidential elections. We get our brains in knots and each time, it takes on a disproportionate importance. So, obviously, it is very important, we are not saying the opposite. But it takes precedence over everything else and in the end, we are not having fun anymore…“And the duo added, admitting that they had exhausted the subject somewhat. Donald Trump :
“I don't know what more we could say about Trump!”
South Park has incorporated real elections into its storylines before, most notably in the 2016 episode “Oh, Jeez,” which aired the night after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the presidential race. Similarly, the 2008 episode “About Last Night…” depicted Barack Obama's victory. An episode that aired just after Obama defeated John McCain.
The latest opus of South Park dates back to last August and was called South Park: The End of Obesity. To see in France on Paramount + and also on Canal +.