South Park will return to Comedy Central in September 2026 with Season 29, and the first new episode is set to air Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Trey Parker and Matt Stone said the season will keep to a staggered rollout, with new episodes arriving every two weeks rather than on a weekly schedule.
The next episodes are scheduled for Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25. New installments will stream on Paramount+ around the world and will be available the next day in the U.S., Canada and Australia, giving fans a twice-monthly return to a show that has become known for making headlines as fast as it makes episodes.
The timing matters because South Park has spent the last year turning its short runs into event television. Season 28 ended in December after five episodes that drew responses from politicians and the White House, including storylines involving Donald Trump, Satan, the Antichrist and Vice President J.D. Vance. One episode featured Trump trying and failing to convince Satan not to go through with having their butt baby, the Antichrist, while Vance conspired with Trump to try to murder the baby.
That storm followed another unusual run. South Park abruptly ended Season 27 after five episodes, and Season 28 also stopped after five. Season 29 appears set to follow the same pattern, based on the six listed air dates including the premiere. The show has traditionally been made week by week, a pace that helps explain why the creators have often favored short seasons and long gaps between them.
Parker and Stone have also committed to making at least 10 new episodes of South Park a year under their Paramount deal, which includes 50 new episodes across five seasons. The new schedule shows how that agreement is being translated on screen: a compact set of episodes, released in bursts, with each one carrying the weight of a much larger franchise moment. For viewers, the answer is simple. South Park is back on Sept. 16, and this time the wait between episodes will be part of the plan.
