South Park

Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

South Park (1997-present) is a long-running American adult animated comedy series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central. Following four irreverent grade-schoolers, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick, voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the show unfolds in the quiet, dysfunctional mountain town of South Park, Colorado. Each episode is a self-contained, roughly twenty-three-minute case built from a fresh topical controversy, pop culture craze or civic panic that the boys blunder into and escalate until the adults around them lose their composure. Chef, voiced by Isaac Hayes in the early years, and the parents, teachers and town officials give the chaos its stubborn ballast. The series runs as a serialized-in-spirit, episodic satire with a standing cast of recurring characters and an open-ended run of more than two decades. Its tone is crude, profane and gleefully offensive, yet sharp in its mockery of celebrities, politicians and social fads. Fans of The Simpsons, Family Guy and Beavis and Butt-Head will find resonance in its blend of juvenile humor and pointed commentary.

Viewers broadly acclaim South Park as a witty, irreverent satire that skewers celebrities and society, though its later seasons are seen as less consistent than the early run.

• Beavis and Butt-Headirreverent adult animated satire, crude comedy with social commentary
• Family Guyadult animated sitcom with cutting topical satire and taboo humor
• The Simpsonssatirical animated comedy skewering american culture and politics
• Team America: World Policecrude irreverent comedy from the same creators' tradition of mocking institutions

Created by

Trey Parker, Matt Stone

Release Date

1997-08-13

Episode runtime

23 min

Rating

8.7 / 10 (5202)

What is South Park about?

Four irreverent grade-schoolers in the dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado, stumble through absurd controversies that skewer American life.

What is South Park like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of South Park as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is South Park violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in South Park as moderate.

What did critics think of South Park?

Viewers broadly acclaim South Park as a witty, irreverent satire that skewers celebrities and society, though its later seasons are seen as less consistent than the early run.

Which shows are like South Park?

Shows with a similar feel include Beavis and Butt-Head, Family Guy, The Simpsons, and Team America: World Police.

How long is South Park?

South Park: 29 seasons, 337 episodes.

Is South Park still running?

Yes, South Park is still running.

Where can I watch South Park?

In United States, South Park streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Philo, fuboTV.