The hit animated franchise has been away for a while. The show’s 26th season premiered more than two years ago, in February 2023. There was a TV special, South Park: The End of Obesity, in 2024, and a 2023 TV movie South Park: Joining the Panderverse. In 2021, TV movie South Park: Post COVID premiered.

Co-created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, "South Park," like "The Simpsons" or "Bob's Burgers," offers the joy of Sunday cartoons without any of the charming naivete. Instead, the program leans into dark comedy and a "you're so wrong for that" sensibility.

One particular storyline glimpsed in the trailer appears to take aim at Elon Musk. The character of Randy Marsh is depicted using and discussing ketamine, first asking his daughte