Comedy Central is airing a special one-hour episode of South Park titled "The Pandemic Special," as the residents of South Park deal with the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19).
"The Pandemic Special" episode of South Park premieres Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.
The trailer and full press release for South Park's "The Pandemic Special" can be found below.
Official Press Release
SOUTH PARK RETURNS WITH ONE NIGHT HOUR-LONG SPECIAL EVENT PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 8:00 P.M. ET/PT ON COMEDY CENTRAL
NEW YORK, September 15, 2020 – Comedy Central today announced a one-hour special event of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning series South Park. The hour-long supersized episode titled “The Pandemic Special” premiering on Wednesday, September 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT will have two encore airings at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman.
All-new episodes will be available to stream in HD exclusively on South Park Studios, CC.com and the Comedy Central App immediately following the west coast airing and on HBO Max 24 Hours after premiere. Fans will have next-day access to new episodes, as well as the entire South Park library, across numerous internet-connected devices with a HBO Max subscription.
Comedy Central’s South Park launched on August 13, 1997. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the co-creators of South Park. Parker, Stone, Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II are the Executive Producers of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning South Park. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell, Jack Shia and Vernon Chatman are Producers. Chris Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios. South Park‘s Web site is SouthPark.cc.com.
The uncensored episodes are also available for download on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, XBOX Live, Google Play, Sony Entertainment Network, Vudu and Verizon Flexview.
Source: Comedy Central