‘South Park’ Season 27 premieres July 9, fans laugh – “They’re aiming for an international incident before breakfast!”

Cutouts of South Park cartoon characters are on display in the south stands during a game between the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders - Source: Getty
Cutouts of South Park cartoon characters are on display in the south stands during a game between the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders - Source: Getty

The official trailer for Season 27 of South Park has been released. The show promises to pull out all the stops in the coming season, tackling everything from Diddy in space to a violent war against Canada. After taking a vacation for 2 years, Eric Cartman and company are making their long-awaited return to our screens, as the new season is set to premiere on July 9, 2025.


Fans react hilariously as South Park Season 27 trailer is released

The trailer itself is a masterclass in absurdity as it features some truly hilarious moments- from Kyle somehow being turned into a turkey to Butters screaming frantically as an air traffic controller even as planes collide in the background. The trailer also shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs making an appearance in a spacesuit, even as ominous music plays in the background informing viewers about the impending war with Canada.

The trailer had so many outrageously hilarious moments that it's hard to grasp in just one minute. With the new season, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are once again proving they’re not just comedians—they’re chaos architects. The trailer sparked reactions across social media that ranged from pure joy to utter confusion as the internet became a dumpster fire of anticipation:

"Sounds like they’re trying to start an international incident before breakfast!", joked one fan (via X / @JKLM0521)
"South Park writers wake up every day and choose absolute chaos", quipped another (via X / @theclipcult)
"All that will probably happen in one episode", predicted one fan (via X / @ForeverManMel)

With every passing season, South Park pushes the proverbial boundaries a bit further. The storylines grow bolder and weirder by the season, and at least once per episode, South Park will drop something so utterly absurd, offensive, or jaw-droppingly insane- that you instinctively rub your eyes, lean forward, and whisper, 'Did they really just do that?'

But this season's plotlines take the cake; the storylines are bound to be downright bizarre! Case in point, Sean 'Diddy' Combs is making an appearance in the new season as he blasts off into space with the four boys. We are rubbing our eyes at the sheer lunacy of it all, and fans shared the same sentiment on X:

"The Diddyverse is gonna be crazy LOL, South Park always doing some wild s***", commented one fan (via X / @LORDCOSMOERA)
"Canada better start building some walls... Diddy’s got his sights set on them!", joked another (via X / @Asapteejo)

For more than 25 years, South Park showrunners have been devising a plan to deal with their noisy neighbors, and with the new season, it seems like their labors have finally borne fruit. If there’s one thing Trey and Matt love more than offending people, it’s making fun of Canada. One fan (@Mahnoor_khan26) quipped:

"The trailer with blame canada too ,whole canada stuff was what trey had the most fun writing!"

When it comes to South Park, fans have come to expect the unexpected, but the makers still end up surprising us all with a plot so insane that it makes us question the reality we're living in. The show doesn’t just push limits; it obliterates them like they weren't even there. One fan (@MrTerminate) went on to give a truly terrifying proposition that had the netizens in splits: the reunion of Kanye West and Eric Cartman!

"Kanye and Eric meet in a self help group and they understand each other cause of the hate. So Kanye hears that Kyle is a jew. so he start tweaking „ did u just say he is a jew? I got u boy“. So they made up a plan to destroy Kyle and found a group like the KKK where kanye is the only one with black clothing.The members are the Same people from the self help group. The start be best friends cuz of the hate but at the end even for cartman is kanye to right so he helps Kyle . And Kanye again was betrayed by a friend . Fr I see sth like that fr"

Knowing the showrunners, they might as well pull it off!


At the end of the day, South Park thrives on dividing opinions. For every person offended by its audacity, there’s another laughing until they cry. As Season 27 looks to be back with even more absurd storylines, we keep wondering how a show this crude keeps topping itself. With a war looming in the coming season, spare a thought for Kenny, whose chances of getting killed just went up by a thousandfold!

Edited by Sohini Biswas
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