South Park (season 24)
The twenty-fourth season of the American animated sitcom South Park is the shortest season of the series, consisting of two extended-length episodes: "The Pandemic Special" and "South ParQ Vaccination Special". The production of the season and the topics of both episodes were shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.
| South Park | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
Home media release cover | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | September 30, 2020 – March 10, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
| List of episodes | |
While broadcast rights have remained with Comedy Central, this is the first season where the exclusive streaming rights have been held by HBO Max.[1]
Production edit
On August 5, 2021, Comedy Central announced that Parker and Stone signed a $900 million deal for extending the series to 30 seasons through 2027 and 14 feature films, exclusive to the Paramount+ streaming platform owned and operated by Comedy Central's parent company, ViacomCBS. Two films were confirmed to be released at the end of 2021.[2][3] Parker and Stone later clarified that the projects were television films, and that it was ViacomCBS who decided to advertise them as feature films.[4] Paramount+ promotes the productions as "exclusive events," and subsequent trade publications have identified the productions as television specials.
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | 1 | "The Pandemic Special" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | September 30, 2020 | 2401 | 2.27[5] |
| Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the ongoing pandemic continues to challenge the citizens of South Park. | |||||||
| 309 | 2 | "South ParQ Vaccination Special" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | March 10, 2021 | 2402 | 1.74[6] |
| The citizens of South Park are clamoring for the COVID-19 vaccine. A new militant group tries to stop the boys from getting their teacher vaccinated. | |||||||
Reception edit
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 63% approval rating based on eight reviews; the site editors characterize five as positive and three as negative.[7]
Home media edit
The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 16, 2022.[8] A home media release containing South Park: Post Covid and South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid was issued on December 6, 2022.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Whitten, Sarah (October 29, 2019). "HBO Max Lands Exclusive Streaming Rights to South Park". CNBC. from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expansive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027". Comedy Central. from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Perry, Spencer. "Paramount+ Confirms Two New South Park Movies Coming This Year". Comicbook.com. from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Karl, Chris (October 29, 2021). "South Park Creators Clarify Paramount+ Projects Are Not Feature Films". Screen Rant. from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2020". Showbuzz Daily. from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.10.2021". Showbuzz Daily. from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "South Park: Season 24". Rotten Tomatoes. from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Sledge, Philip (September 21, 2022). "New DVD Releases 2022: All The Latest Movies And TV Shows". CinemaBlend. from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "South Park: Post COVID & The Return of COVID Blu-ray". blu-ray.com. October 13, 2022. from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.