Pluto TV to Roll Out ‘South Park’ Channels for International Markets

Paramount Global is planning a suite of streaming channel for South Park fans to launch on the ad-based service Pluto TV in international markets.

The series, from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, has aired 26 seasons on Comedy Central and spawned a 1999 theatrical feature, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Now Pluto TV is doubling down on the South Park brand by creating a dedicated main channel across all international markets where the AVOD streaming platform is active.

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Studio execs note the expansion of the South Park Universe on Pluto TV outside of the U.S. does not represent new content, as it will instead make the existing animated series more widely available on the ad-based streaming platform.

The studio also plans a series of monthly South Park-themed channels across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Latin America and Australia. As the South Park series expands on Pluto TV, the streamer also plans a suite of channels dedicated to the series’ characters like Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny. And Canada will have a suite of French language channels as part of its offering.

The South Park series expansion on Pluto TV is also separate from a deal between MTV Entertainment Studios, a Paramount division, and co-creators Parker and Stone to keep their animated series on Comedy Central through 2027, which will take the scripted series to 30 seasons. Stone and Parker also have a deal separate from Pluto TV for original South Park TV movies to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

“We know that this is one of Paramount’s fan-favorite franchises, and we are excited to offer viewers a new way to enjoy a series that, for the last 26 years, has entertained multiple generations with its funny and subversive world across the whole Paramount ecosystem,” Kat Kowalski, senior vp of international content strategy & acquisitions at Pluto TV, said in a statement.

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