Season 27 of South Park continues next week – and it looks like the long-running animated comedy series may be about to lampoon U.S. president Donald Trump once again.
In a trailer for episode two, Trump – whose body is depicted in cartoon form, below a superimposed photo of his face – is seen sitting next to Satan at a dinner table.
A speaker can be heard saying “we want to honor the president’s courage”, as the commander-in-chief rubs Satan’s leg underneath the table. Satan then pushes Trump away, telling him: “Stop!”
Trump’s presence in the trailer suggests he will feature in episode two, but doesn’t guarantee it.
As is pointed out by USA Today’s Brendan Morrow, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have previously spoken of putting together scenes solely intended for season 27 trailers.
When is South Park’s next episode coming out?
Episode two of South Park season 27 is due to air on Comedy Central on Wednesday, August 6, at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. It will then be available to stream on Paramount+ from Thursday, August 7.
South Park, season 27 episode two – watch the trailer:
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President to appear alongisde Satan again?
Trump and Satan have featured together already on South Park this season – drawing a rebuke from the White House.
In a blistering season-27 premiere that aired last week, the U.S. president can be seen getting into bed with Satan, in a scene that’s reminiscent of South Park’s previous treatment of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Episode one also includes a deepfaked live-action scene depicting Trump naked, with a micropenis.
Entitled “Sermon on the Mount”, the season opener follows a storyline that skewers the recent decision by Paramount Global, Comedy Central’s parent company, to settle a lawsuit with Trump over a pre-election 60 Minutes interview with his opponent, then-vice-president Kamala Harris.
“Sermon on the Mount” also takes aim at Paramount’s cancellation of CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, soon after Colbert branded the company’s $16m settlement with Trump a “big fat bribe”.
South Park’s jibes against Paramount were broadcast just hours after it was announced that Parker and Stone had signed a new five-year deal with the media conglomerate, worth a reported $1.5bn.
White House blasts “fourth-rate” South Park
In response to the episode, White House spokesperson Taylor Rodgers told Variety: “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.
“President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
“We’re terribly sorry”
Appearing at Comic-Con in the wake of their controversial season premiere, South Park’s creators offered up a sarcastic apology.
“We’re terribly sorry,” Parker said, before delivering what the Associated Press’s Andrew Dalton described as “a long, deadpan-comic stare”.
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