Inside the $3 Billion ‘South Park' Fight That May Blow Up Its Future

Inside the $3 Billion Fight for the Future of 'South Park'

Paramount Global believed it had a framework for an agreement with series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Skydance, the studio’s likely imminent new owner, balked at the terms. The 'South Park' creators have brought on bulldog negotiator Bryan Freedman to turn up the heat.

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Inside the $3 billion showdown over South Park’s next chapter, Paramount Global thought it had a deal in place with Trey Parker and Matt Stone—only to have Skydance, poised to buy Paramount, balk at the terms. Now the show’s creators have tapped high-powered negotiator Bryan Freedman to crank up the heat and protect their future with the foul-mouthed kids of Colorado.