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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Paramount Global was ready to ink a massive $3 billion deal to keep Trey Parker and Matt Stone churning out new South Park episodes—but Skydance, set to take over Paramount, suddenly baulked at the terms.

Now the show’s creators have hired top-notch dealmaker Bryan Freedman to crank up the pressure, and this high-stakes standoff could seriously jeopardize South Park’s future.