South Park is back with a new South Park episode this week. Season 28, Episode 2 premieres on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. ET on Comedy Central, with streaming on Paramount+ beginning Thursday, October 30, 2025. The shift from Season 27 to a new South Park season surprised viewers, but the schedule for new South Park episodes is now set through December.
Release date, time, and where to watch
Season 28, Episode 2 airs on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central. Paramount+ subscribers in the United States can stream the episode on Thursday, October 30, 2025. In both the U.S. and the U.K., streaming arrives a day after the linear broadcast. New installments are currently tracking a biweekly cadence through the end of the year.
- Episode 1: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 (aired)
- Episode 2: Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. ET (airing on Comedy Central; streaming Oct. 30 on Paramount+)
- Episode 3: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Episode 4: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
- Episode 5: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
In the U.S., Comedy Central carries linear premieres. Episodes arrive on Paramount+ the next day, which has been the pattern across Season 27 and into Season 28.
Why Season 27 quietly became Season 28
What many viewers expected to be Season 27, Episode 6 on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, was actually the Season 28 premiere. Reporting from industry trades clarified the pivot and the short run. One report summed up the confusion this way: “It turns out that this is a case of misreporting,” and added that “Season 27 was never meant to be a full 10 episodes.” The same report noted the plan “for Seasons 27 and 28 to bow at five episodes each.”
This accounts for the South Park new season structure: Season 27 contains five episodes, followed by five more in Season 28. The back‑to‑back seasons were also complicated by delays earlier in 2025. The creators explained the extra prep time bluntly: “So much happens right now in just one day with Trump. No one’s going to sacrifice getting it right, even if we have to push getting it to air.” The end result is a shorter, tighter run while current‑events satire stays sharp and timely.
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Cast & creators: who makes the jokes land
The core creative team remains intact for Season 28. Series co‑creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone continue to write, direct, and voice many characters. On the distribution side, Comedy Central handles weekly premieres, while Paramount+ provides next‑day streaming access in the United States.
Recent storylines that continue into Season 28 reference Donald Trump, Satan’s child, and Jesus working as the school counselor, signaling a serialized stretch that carries over from Season 27.
Episode count: the 5‑and‑5 plan
Two consecutive five‑episode seasons in 2025 are not a mid‑season cut. The five‑episode format for both Season 27 and Season 28 was part of the plan from the outset, per a representative cited in trade coverage. That’s why the season counter jumped while the ongoing arcs kept rolling—effectively a continuous ten‑episode run split into two labeled seasons.
How to watch new South Park episodes without cable
If you’re cable‑free, the simplest path is a Paramount+ subscription for next‑day streaming. Cord‑cutters who want to watch live at 10:00 p.m. ET can use a live‑TV streaming bundle that includes Comedy Central. Otherwise, episodes typically appear on Paramount+ the morning after the linear premiere. In the U.K., the next‑day pattern also applies.
Why biweekly works for this show
The biweekly rhythm reduces the gap between writing headlines and airing satire. That can help when an episode builds around real‑time politics and culture, as the series has done for decades. A two‑week sprint gives the writers a chance to revise material in response to fast‑moving news without abandoning the season altogether.
The switch to a five‑and‑five format can also concentrate attention; with fewer slots, every week becomes an event, and storylines like the Trump arc or the school‑counselor thread for Jesus can evolve with less filler. Viewers saw that continuity from Season 27 rolled directly into Season 28 on October 15, 2025, and the calendar now reflects a clean every‑other‑Wednesday plan through December 10, 2025.
What to expect next
With new South Park episode dates laid out every other Wednesday, viewers should expect the biweekly rhythm to continue—subject to last‑minute changes that have punctuated 2025. The current schedule points to Episode 3 on November 12, Episode 4 on November 26, and the Season 28 finale on December 10, all at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central, with next‑day availability on Paramount+.
Bottom line: When is the next new South Park?
The next new South Park episode—Season 28, Episode 2—airs Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. ET on Comedy Central. It streams on Paramount+ on Thursday, October 30, 2025. This South Park new season follows the five‑and‑five plan across Seasons 27 and 28, keeping the fall schedule focused and predictable, at least on paper.
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