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It seems that all bets are off, as South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have just made their stance against President Donald Trump very clear. The new season opened with the episode titled ‘Sermon on the Mount’, which covers everything from Trump’s presidential run to his lawsuit with Paramount and the recent cancellation of The Late Show hosted by Stephen Colbert. The punches aren’t subtle, and the messaging isn’t layered, and the makers of the show didn’t even spare their newly appointed parent company.
The episode shows Trump in bed with Satan, who is obviously a regular on the show, and the president’s picture seems to have been pasted upon an animated figure, probably to make sure no one gets confused about who they are talking about. We also see a deepfake video of Trump walking naked across the desert, and interestingly the entire episode is based on the idea of having Jesus in the schools of South Park. As it turns out, the parents of South Park don’t want Jesus in the school, and Trump quickly reacts by threatening to sue the parents for protesting against this decision. Jesus himself is seen pleading with the parents to settle with the president.
Jesus’ trip to the school in fact came because of a settlement agreement between Trump and Paramount, referencing the actual real-life lawsuit between the two parties. Jesus says, “You guys saw what happened to CBS? Well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount. You really want to end up like Colbert? You guys have to stop being stupid… He also has the power to sue and take bribes, and he can do anything to anyone. It’s the fucking president, dude… South Park is over.” The parents finally settle, and they are told to pay a certain amount of money along with the condition of creating some ‘pro-Trump messaging’.
What’s even more interesting is that Trey Parker and Matt Stone just signed a $1.5 billion contract with Paramount for 50 episodes of South Park over the course of 5 years. All the previous episodes will also be available for customers with Paramount+. The entire story in the episode is covered by a talk show which is a parody of CBS’ 60 Minutes, the news show which was at the centre of Trump’s lawsuit against Paramount. While this is very on-brand for South Park, one wonders how long they will be able to create whatever they feel like with total freedom. Now with the new deal and Trump’s son, who owns Skydance, aiming to acquire Paramount Global, the creators might not be able to do whatever they want.
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