From the South Park From the first hour, it’s been 28 years since you enjoy the black humor of the animated series? We advise you to reserve your Sunday evening to review your favorite episodes rather than go to the firefighters … Indeed, from this midnight Sunday, the 26 seasons, currently available on Paramount + via MyCanal or Amazon Prime, will disappear from the platform. It is a dispute around the diffusion rights between the creators of the series and Paramount that deprives French fans of the cult series. Clearly, the license of Paramount + to broadcast the series internationally expired and the negotiations for the renewal of the license are still in progress.
The merger of Paramount Global with the Skydance group would be the main cause of disagreement. The latter being suspected of wanting to stop the series judging that the cost of the rights of the series, estimated at $ 200 million per year, would be too high.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Stone threatened to bring legal action against Paramount, accusing the new president Jeff Shell of interfere in their contractual negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Netflix.
In the United States, season 27 initially scheduled for July 9 is expected on Comedy Central from July 23.
