Comedy Central renews South Park by 2022
Escape the tacky poofs and crème fraîche and be ready to respect Eric Cartman’s authority for one more three seasons. Comedy Central has simply renewed South Park by 2022.
Right now’s announcement confirms that Cartman, Stan, Kyle and the remainder of South Park’s residents will probably be on the air at the least by a 26th (!) season. The renewal information additionally signifies that come 2022, the collection’ whole episode depend will sit at a whopping 327.
Because it stands proper now, the present is already the longest-running animated collection proper behind The Simpsons, in addition to the longest-running prime-time scripted collection in cable, per Leisure Weekly. Since its debut manner again in 1997, it’s earned 18 Emmy nominations, together with 4 wins; it most not too long ago took house the prize for Excellent Animated Program in 2013.
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone talked concerning the newest renewal and the way for much longer they assume they’ll be pumping out South Park episodes.
“I don’t assume now we have ever had an ‘OK, let’s sit down and determine if we’re going to hold going,’” Parker remarked. Added Stone, “I’m 48. Trey turns 50 this 12 months. So I’ll say that I don’t assume we will probably be doing this present once we’re 60.”
The renewal comes just some months after the 20th anniversary of the South Park movie, Larger, Longer & Uncut. Parker and Stone commented that whereas they’re nonetheless dedicated to the TV medium, they’ve been itching to do one other film.
“We consider ourselves as filmmakers, and it’s like, everyone seems to be doing TV now,” stated Stone. “It’s like, motion pictures, though the film enterprise is all fucked up. And everybody will let you know don’t go into motion pictures. We simply need to do a film.”
The pair can also be knocking round “actually fucking killer concepts” for non-South Park materials.
However till then, Parker and Stone stay targeted on their Comedy Central collection, whose 23rd season debuts later this month on September 25th. The upcoming season will function the present’s 300th episode.
Under, watch a quick however timeless clip (in French) from certainly one of my favourite episodes: