Paramount+ acquires global streaming rights to “South Park” in a five-year, $1.5 billion deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, per a report.

So in late June, the U.S. rights expired, though the show remained on HBO Max. Then, earlier this month, the international rights expired, and Paramount had to pull all 26 seasons of "South Park" from Paramount Plus in regions outside of the U.S. It even forced Paramount to push the premiere of "South Park" season 27 to this Wednesday (July 23).