South Park season 24
Season of television series
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The twenty-fourth season of the American animated sitcom South Park is the shortest season of the series, consisting of two extended-length episodes: "The Pandemic Special" and "South ParQ Vaccination Special". The production of the season and the topics of both episodes were shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.
| South Park | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
Home media release cover | |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | September 30, 2020 – March 10, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
While broadcast rights have remained with Comedy Central, this is the first season where the exclusive streaming rights have been held by HBO Max.[1]
Production
On August 5, 2021, Comedy Central announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a $900 million deal for extending the series to 30 seasons through 2027 and 14 feature films, exclusive to the Paramount+ streaming platform owned and operated by Comedy Central's parent company, ViacomCBS. Two films were confirmed to be released at the end of 2021.[2][3] Parker and Stone later clarified that the projects were television films, and that it was ViacomCBS who decided to advertise them as feature films.[4] Paramount+ promotes the productions as "exclusive events", and subsequent trade publications have identified the productions as television specials.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | 1 | "The Pandemic Special" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | September 30, 2020 | 2401 | 2.27[5] |
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Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the ongoing pandemic continues to challenge the citizens of South Park. | |||||||
| 309 | 2 | "South ParQ Vaccination Special" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | March 10, 2021 | 2402 | 1.74[6] |
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The citizens of South Park are clamoring for the COVID-19 vaccine. A new militant group tries to stop the boys from getting their teacher vaccinated. | |||||||
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 63% approval rating based on eight reviews; the site editors characterize five as positive and three as negative.[7]
Home media
The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 16, 2022.[8] A home media release containing "South Park: Post COVID" and "South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID" was issued on December 6, 2022.[9]
