South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed a $900 million deal to release 14 new movies based on the long-running animated series, according to reports.
The new deal, one of the biggest in TV history, with ViacomCBS will also keep the scathingly satirical show on Comedy Central for another six years, reports Deadline, with the first two films scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ later this year.
The streaming service then plans to screen two more South Park films a year until 2027. The first South Park movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, was released in 1999 to acclaim.
"Matt and Trey are world-class creatives who brilliantly use their outrageous humor to skewer the absurdities of our culture and we are excited to expand and deepen our long relationship with them to help fuel Paramount+ and Comedy Central," said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO -MTV Entertainment & CCO/Adult Animation at Paramount+.
He added, "Franchising marquee content like South Park and developing new IP with tremendous talent like Matt and Trey, is at the heart of our strategy to continue growing Paramount+."
In a joint statement, Parker and Stone joked that Comedy Central had been their home for 25 years, and the duo is "really happy that they've made a commitment to us for the next 75 years."
"When we came to ViacomCBS with a different way to produce the show during the pandemic, Chris (McCarthy), Nina (Diaz), Keyes (Hill-Edgar) and Tanya (Giles) were immediately supportive and enabled us to try something new that turned out to be really well received," they added.
"We can't wait to get back to doing traditional South Park episodes but now we can also try out new formats. It's great to have partners who will always take a chance with us."
South Park premiered on Comedy Central in 1997 and has carved out a reputation for itself as a beacon of bad taste satire which regularly lampoons big name stars such as George Clooney and Elon Musk.
The show aired its first hour-long special last year with an episode looking at the impact of the pandemic on the town of South Park.
The Pandemic Special was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was the most-watched scripted telecast on US cable last year.
