Paramount International is planning a brand new streaming channel for South Park followers to launch on the ad-based service Pluto TV in worldwide markets.
The collection, from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, has aired 26 seasons on Comedy Central and spawned a 1999 theatrical characteristic, South Park: Greater, Longer & Uncut. Now Pluto TV is doubling down on the South Park model by making a devoted essential channel throughout all worldwide markets the place the AVOD streaming platform is energetic.
Studio execs observe the growth of the South Park Universe on Pluto TV exterior of the U.S. doesn’t signify new content material, as it can as a substitute make the present animated collection extra broadly out there on the ad-based streaming platform.
The studio additionally plans a collection of month-to-month South Park-themed channels throughout Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Latin America and Australia. Because the South Park collection expands on Pluto TV, the streamer additionally plans a set of channels devoted to the collection’ characters like Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny.
The South Park collection growth on Pluto TV can be separate from a deal between MTV Leisure Studios, a Paramount division, and co-creators Parker and Stone to maintain their animated collection on Comedy Central by way of 2027, which is able to take the scripted collection to 30 seasons. Stone and Parker even have a deal separate from Pluto TV for unique South Park TV films to stream solely on Paramount+.
“We all know that that is one in every of Paramount’s fan-favorite franchises, and we’re excited to supply viewers a brand new option to get pleasure from a collection that, for the final 26 years, has entertained a number of generations with its humorous and subversive world throughout the entire Paramount ecosystem,” Kat Kowalski, senior vp of worldwide content material technique & acquisitions at Pluto TV, stated in a press release.