The creators of South Park had rather bad news for the legendary series, but gave a good reason to justify this carefully considered choice.
With 26 seasons, South Park is certainly one of the most well-known American animated series. A priori renewed for four more seasons, the next adventures of Cartman and his gang will be somewhat desired, if its creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are to be believed.
South Park prefers to take a step back to better understand current events
Vanity Fair had the opportunity to sit down with the creators of South Park and look back on their impressive journey. Launched in 1997, the series continues to be a social phenomenon, especially thanks to its raw and irreverent treatment of current events. However, season 27 misses out on one major event in this area. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have actually hinted that they will not be covering the upcoming US presidential election in November.
« Obviously that’s something damn important. But in “South Park,” it’s a real headache to deal with and it takes all the fun out of making the show. And then I don’t know what else you can say about Trump ” said Matt Stone. Having dealt with four presidential elections and already spread plenty of sugar on the back of Donald Trump, who is running for a third consecutive term, the duo seems to be busy this month lampooning that divisive personality.
The 27th season of “South Park” will not be released until 2025. In addition to the creators’ boredom in mocking the presidential election, there is another, much more prosaic reason for this decision, which is stated as directly as the tone of the series. ” We’re waiting for Paramount to get into its own mess “, explains Trey Parker. It remains to be seen what the duo has planned for the highly anticipated sequel to the events of South Park.
Source: Vanity Fair
