• [NEWS] "South Park" renewed for more seasonas and 14 movies (animation)

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 6 08:43:38 2021
    Oh dear, yet more of the badly drawn, badly animated, juvenile stupidty. :-(


    From ComingSoon.net ...


    South Park Gets 14 Paramount+ Movies & Multi-Season Renewal
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    MTV Entertainment Studios has officially announced that their
    long-running animated sitcom South Park has been granted a
    multi-season renewal by Comedy Central, which will extend
    the series' run on the network through its 30th season in
    2027. The renewal is part of South Park creators Trey Parker
    and Matt Stone's newly-signed deal with ViacomCBS, which
    according to Bloomberg News, reportedly costs around
    $900 million.

    In addition to more seasons of the beloved animated comedy,
    Paramount+ has also ordered fourteen original South Park
    movies, which are set to premiere throughout the course of
    six years. The first two films are currently slated to
    debut sometime this year.

    "Comedy Central has been our home for 25 years and we're
    really happy that they've made a commitment to us for the
    next 75 years," Parker and Stone said in a statement. "When
    we came to ViacomCBS with a different way to produce the
    show during the pandemic, Chris (McCarthy), Nina (Diaz),
    Keyes (Hill-Edgar), and Tanya (Giles) were immediately
    supportive and enabled us to try something new that turned
    out to be really well received. We can't wait to get back
    to doing traditional South Park episodes but now we can
    also try out new formats. It's great to have partners who
    will always take a chance with us."

    South Park follows a group of unruly Colorado kids, Cartman,
    Kenny, Stan, and Kyle, along with their outrageous and
    colorful town, through all of their foul-mouthed adventures
    - while never shying away from controversial social and
    political topics.

    "Matt and Trey are world-class creatives who brilliantly
    use their outrageous humor to skewer the absurdities of our
    culture and we are excited to expand and deepen our long
    relationship with them to help fuel Paramount+ and Comedy
    Central," said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO -MTV
    Entertainment & CCO/Adult Animation - Paramount+. 
    "Franchising marquee content like South Park and developing
    new IP with tremendous talent like Matt and Trey, is at the
    heart of our strategy to continue growing Paramount+."

    South Park is co-created and executive produced by Matt
    Stone and Trey Parker It is also executive produced by Anne
    Garefino, and Frank C. Agnone II. It features the voices of
    Parker, Stone, April Stewart, and Mona Marshall.

    South Park has been on-air for more than 20 seasons since
    its debut in 1997. During its run, it has garnered a number
    of awards including five Emmy awards and a Peabody award in
    2005.


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1189888-south-park-gets-14-paramount-movies-multi-season-renewal>

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Your Name on Fri Aug 6 13:15:17 2021
    On 2021-08-05 20:43:32 +0000, Your Name said:

    Oh dear, yet more of the badly drawn, badly animated, juvenile stupidty. :-(


    From ComingSoon.net ...


    South Park Gets 14 Paramount+ Movies & Multi-Season Renewal
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    MTV Entertainment Studios has officially announced that their
    long-running animated sitcom South Park has been granted a
    multi-season renewal by Comedy Central, which will extend
    the series' run on the network through its 30th season in
    2027. The renewal is part of South Park creators Trey Parker
    and Matt Stone's newly-signed deal with ViacomCBS, which
    according to Bloomberg News, reportedly costs around
    $900 million.

    In addition to more seasons of the beloved animated comedy,
    Paramount+ has also ordered fourteen original South Park
    movies, which are set to premiere throughout the course of
    six years. The first two films are currently slated to
    debut sometime this year.
    <snip>

    Reportedly there's also a new "South Park" video game in development too.

    From ComingSoon.net ...


    Report: New South Park Game Being Developed
    -------------------------------------------
    South Park has a whole new suite of seasons and movies lined up,
    thanks to a new deal with Paramount+. But that report also
    contained a tidbit revealing a new unannounced South Park game.

    The report from Bloomberg doesn't contain much on this alleged 
    South Park title, only that it is "a 3D video game that is set
    in the world of 'South Park'" that Parker and Stone will invest
    in using their money from Paramount. Bloomberg reporter Jason
    Schreier chimed in on Twitter saying that he didn't know who
    was making this game based on the long-running adult animated
    series. There has been no official announcement of such game
    from its mystery developer or publisher.

    Schreier brings up a valid point since it is not clear what
    team would be making it. Obsidian Entertainment, the studio
    behind 2014's South Park: The Stick of Truth, is now owned by
    Microsoft and working on three announced games: Grounded
    (which is currently in Early Access), Avowed, and The Outer
    Worlds 2. Between the acquisition and other projects, it's
    very likely that Obsidian isn't also making another South Park
    game.

    Ubisoft San Francisco, the developer that created 2017's South
    Park: The Fractured But Whole, is now working on the newly
    announced shooter XDefiant and Rocksmith+. It's somewhat
    possible that it could also be creating a follow-up, but it
    seems unlikely due to those other projects.

    The report also says it is a 3D game, which is an odd
    departure from the latter two South Park games. Both titles
    were lauded for their accurate art style that emulated the 2D
    look of the show. Many of the poorly received South Park games
    of yesteryear were 3D so it remains to be seen if it is
    actually 3D or if this is some sort of misunderstanding.


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1190002-new-south-park-game-developed>

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