South Park is returning for season 29, premiering Wednesday, September 16 at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central, with the episode arriving on Paramount+ the next day. The new season will run six episodes, making it one episode longer than both season 27 and season 28.
Comedy Central has laid out the full release schedule, with new episodes dropping every two weeks: episode 1 on September 16, episode 2 on September 30, episode 3 on October 14, episode 4 on October 28, episode 5 on November 11, and the season 29 finale on November 25 — one day before Thanksgiving. That timing has fueled speculation that South Park could deliver a Thanksgiving-themed episode for the second year in a row, though episode 4's late-October slot could also make it a candidate for a Halloween installment.
Season 29 follows a season 28 finale that wrapped up the storyline involving Satan and Donald Trump's baby, though it wasn't ranked among the top three episodes of that season. The finale also saw Stan's wish for a Christmas miracle come true, as the South Park version of Jesus ultimately restored the Marsh family home to its normal, pre-Tegrity Farms state. Whatever new storylines Trey Parker and Matt Stone develop for season 29 will presumably build on those changes for Stan.
As is typical for the series, specific plot details for season 29 remain scarce this close to the premiere, since South Park episodes are generally written and animated within a span of just six days, allowing the show to react to current events faster than most other comedies. All 28 previous seasons of South Park remain available to stream on Paramount+ ahead of the new season's debut.
