South Park creators announce show rename to 'South America' satirizing Trump's geographic renaming spree
South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced on September 8, 2026 that the show's name would change to 'South America' for its 29th season, satirizing President Donald Trump's executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' and Lake Ontario to 'Lake America.' The creators credited Apple and Google for adopting Trump's name changes in their map apps and mocked parent company Paramount as a 'Skydance Capitulation.' The new season premieres September 16 on Comedy Central.
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CNN
'South Park' rebrands as 'South America' for new season as show roasts Trump's renaming spree
Trump's renaming spree as power overreach · negative
Washington Examiner
South Park to rename show 'South America' amid Trump rebrands
show's repeated attacks on Trump administration · neutral
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- BBC+12.6 h
- NBC News+21.8 h
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Most outlets frame the rename as a dig at Trump over geographic rebranding, while Breitbart frames it as the show's Trump obsession and CNN/HuffPost emphasize the Paramount merger capitulation angle.
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“'South Park' rebrands as 'South America' for new season as show roasts Trump's renaming spree”CNN CNN LEFT
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“South Park to rename show 'South America' amid Trump rebrands”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Animated satire 'South Park' says it's changing name to 'South America' in apparent dig at Trump” · BBC, The Hill, Le Monde
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CNNCNN 'South Park' rebrands as 'South America' for new season as show roasts Trump's renaming spree 3d ago HPHuffPost South Park Trolls Trump With Name Change 'Inspired By Bravery Of Apple And Google' 3d ago WPWashington Post 'South Park' creators rename their show 'South America' as a troll - The Washington Post 2d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner South Park to rename show 'South America' amid Trump rebrands 3d ago BBreitbart 'South Park' Trump Obsession Continues With 'South America' Name Change 2d ago NMNewsmax 'South Park' Renames Itself 'South America' in Latest Trump Troll - Newsmax 3d ago WTWashington Times 'South Park' renames itself 'South America' in fresh Trump dig 3d ago NYPNY Post 'South Park' to rebrand as 'South America' ahead of season premiere in cheeky jab at President Trump 2d ago INTERNATIONAL3
BBCBBC South Park creators rename show 'South America' in apparent dig at Trump 2d ago LMLe Monde Animated satire 'South Park' says it's changing name to 'South America' in apparent dig at Trump 2d ago SCSouth China Morning Post South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump 1d ago 11 tracked claims across 13 outlets
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The Paramount-Skydance merger with Warner Bros Discovery has been paused until June 2027 after 12 US states filed lawsuits
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