Trey Parker and Matt Stone previously expressed frustration over season 27's delayed release amid parent company Paramount's pending merger with Skydance.

The long-running satire returns after a nearly 2.5-year hiatus and as a battle over its future has just concluded.

For South Park architects Trey Parker and Matt Stone, timing is everything. A day after their show was reupped on Paramount+ for $1.5 billion, an evening after their explicit season 27 premiere of the show which put President Donald Trump in bed with the devil,

"South Park" Season 27 launched with a fiery episode skewering Donald Trump, Paramount and wokeness. Here's where to watch Season 27 of "South Park."

Comedy Central’s “South Park” recently struck a five-year deal with Paramount after a merger delayed the Season 27 premiere.