{"id":594182,"date":"2026-09-08T18:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/594182\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:56:09","slug":"south-park-changes-name-to-south-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/594182\/","title":{"rendered":"‘South Park’ Changes Name to ‘South America’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cSouth Park<\/a>\u201d is no more. Long live \u201cSouth America.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAhead of the premiere of the show\u2019s 29th Season, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced they are changing the name of the series. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cInspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of \u2018South Park\u2019 to \u2018South America,’\u201d the pair shared in a statement. \u201cWe especially want to thank our parent company Paramount \u2014 a Skydance Capitulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe switch is \u201cSouth Park\u2019s\u201d latest shot at President Donald Trump, whom the show mocked after winning the Creative Arts Emmy award<\/a> for Outstanding Animated Program for a season that repeatedly skewered him and his administration. That included showing Trump being lovers with Satan \u00e0 la their earlier roast of Saddam Hussein, as well as portraying Vice President JD Vance as Tattoo from \u201cFantasy Island.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tIt also comes as Trump has repeatedly issued orders to change names of major geographic bodies to include America in the name. Most recently, he announced that his administration would now be referring to Lake Ontario as Lake America following a trade dispute with Canada, while he also shared a video on social media which indicated New Mexico could soon become New America. Previously, Trump decreed that the Gulf of Mexico would now be the Gulf of America, with Google and Apple reflecting the changes on their maps apps. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSouth Park\u201d Season 29 premieres on Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on Comedy Central, with new episodes available to stream on Paramount+ the next day in the U.S., Canada and Australia. <\/p>\n

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