South Park

South Park was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who still write and direct the vast majority of the episodes. The duo famously voices almost all the main characters in the show. They launched the series on Comedy Central in 1997, revolutionizing adult animation with its fast, topical production.

South Park utilizes an incredibly unique production schedule where episodes are often finished only days—or sometimes hours—before they air. Trey Parker and Matt Stone rely on a custom, highly efficient in-house animation studio to animate the show in under a week. This allows them to tackle incredibly topical, breaking news subjects that other animated shows cannot.

In the United States, South Park's exclusive streaming home is currently Paramount+, following a highly publicized bidding war with HBO Max. New episodes continue to premiere on the Comedy Central television network before moving to the streaming platform. However, hundreds of older episodes remain freely available on the show's official website.

A standard episode of South Park runs for exactly 22 minutes, fitting the traditional half-hour television slot with commercials on Comedy Central. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have maintained this tight runtime since the show debuted in 1997. This concise format forces their topical, rapid-fire satire to move at a breakneck pace.