Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime’s co-presidents of entertainment, Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, addressed moving the “Halo” series to Paramount Plus during a virtual TCA session on Tuesday.“The truth is that [“Halo”] was always a bit of an outlier for us in terms of its fit in the Showtime universe,” Winograde said. “And we did an amazing job of imbuing into the series, the character drama that we’re so well known for.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorViacomCBS has decided to phase out Paramount Plus in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland — less than a year after launching the streamer in the Nordics — to be replaced by the new SkyShowtime service coming in 2022.On Wednesday, Comcast and ViacomCBS announced their formation of a joint venture that will introduce the SkyShowtime subscription VOD service in 22 European territories starting next year. SkyShowtime will include content from the NBCUniversal, Sky and

Comedic actor Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe,” “Ant-Man & The Wasp“) is coming off a popular supporting role in Marvel Studios‘ first canonical entry into the world of television with “WandaVision,” reprising his MCU role of FBI Agent Jimmy Woo. It looks like he’ll be teaming up with another Marvel actor for an untitled action-comedy at Amazon Studios.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Jason, Sean and Will are three absolute legends who have accomplished so much in this industry – from comedy to drama, on the stage and to our screens,” said Lisa Holme, senior vice president of content and commercial Strategy for Discovery, Inc., in a statement.  “As they are now conquering the world of podcasts, we’re excited to show an entirely new side of them in this docuseries, where we will have incredible access to all the behind-the-scenes moments from

ensemble Paramount+ series, which offered some much-needed escapism and comic relief, is back for Season 2 and hasn’t missed a beat in continuing the interwoven stories of five disparate friends who’ve become a closely knit family while living together in the suburbs of Australia (the eight-episode series is shot in and around Melbourne).The action picks up three months after the Season 1 finale, in which friends Ben (Stephen Peacocke), Liz (Kat Stewart), Ainsley (Katie Robertson), Harry (Roy

Colorado landmark in Lakewood. The sale comes a few months after the previous owners of the Mexican restaurant — made famous by the biting animated show — said the joint was not for sale. “As of about an hour ago, pending bankruptcy proceedings, we’ve come to an agreement with the owner and we’ve bought it,” Stone told Polis Friday morning.Casa Bonita was a beloved childhood location for Parker and Stone, which led to the restaurant receiving several mentions in “South Park.” In 2003, Casa

DENVER -- The creators of the irreverent animated television series “South Park” are buying Casa Bonita, a quirky restaurant in suburban Denver that was featured on the show.Matt Stone and Trey Parker said in an interview with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday that they had come to an agreement with the current owners of the restaurant, which closed to diners in March 2020 as the pandemic took hold.

What We Do In The Shadows will return for a fourth season in 2022 at FX, it was confirmed ahead of vampire mockumentary’s junior turn premiering on Sept. 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNina L. Diaz will now head up unscripted and adult animation for Paramount Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.The promotion was announced by Chris McCarthy in a memo to MTV Entertainment Group staffers on Thursday, which can be read in full below.Diaz will now serve as chief creative officer for unscripted entertainment and adult animation at Paramount Plus, while remaining CCO and president of content for MTV Entertainment Group.

South Park is going the distance.

The “South Park” movie is finally getting a sequel. 14 of them.

South Park has been renewed through to season 30, with 14 original films based on the series also ordered for production.Created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, South Park has been a vital mainstay for Comedy Central since it began in 1997 – becoming one of the most successful animated shows of all time.In a landmark new deal, the show is set to continue on the channel through to season 30 in 2027.

Bloomberg, is worth $900 million.Representatives for ViacomCBS and Stone and Parker did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on the financial aspects of the deal.Co-created by Parker and Stone, “South Park” premieredon Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. It most recently aired a full season, its 23rd, in 2019, with two standalone specials debuting during the pandemic in September 2020 and March 2021.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of South Park, have signed a sweeping renewal with ViacomCBS that will keep the show on Comedy Central through 2027 and send 14 original movies to Paramount+.

Naman Ramachandran Streamer Paramount Plus will launch on Sky platforms in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GSA) in 2022 as part of a new multi-year distribution agreement with ViacomCBS Networks International.“We are thrilled to expand our long-standing partnership with Sky to continue delivering ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of premium entertainment brands to Sky customers and importantly bring Paramount Plus to new audiences in all Sky markets, including the U.K.,

Paramount+'s prequel series, has landed a country supercouple.Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will star in the upcoming drama as the heads of the Dutton family, the ViacomCBS streaming service announced Wednesday. Hill and McGraw will play Margaret and James Dutton, the patriarch and matriarch of the Duttons, respectively. Additionally, Sam Elliott has boarded the series as Shea Brennan, described as «a tough-as-nails, handsome cowboy with immense sadness in his past.

Paramount+’s “Yellowstone” prequel series, “1883”, has landed a country supercouple.

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry music power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have toured together and even done joint albums, as well as duets, but their respective acting paths have never crossed.

John Cleese is looking for lodging in cottage country.