South Park’s Shocking New Recast Breaks A Big Rule For The First Time In The Show’s 26-Year History

While South Park’s upcoming special features a surprising show first, this may not be a good thing for the long-running cartoon comedy show. Every animated sitcom needs to reinvent its routine every once in a while. The Simpsons season 34 garnered the show’s best reviews in years by changing its formula, resulting in new episodes that felt fresh and original. Similarly, South Park rewrote the rules of the show’s release schedule when its creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker signed a new deal with Paramount back in 2021. Parker and Stone were contracted to write six more South Park seasons and 14 feature-length specials.