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South Park’s X account has finally given some clarity as to when Season 27 Episode 3 is coming out, but what it will be about is anybody’s guess.
Created by and starring the voices of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park has been met with big ratings since Season 27 kicked off on July 23 on Comedy Central on cable and Paramount+ on streaming. The Paramount+ move from HBO Max — which streamed the series for the past five years — was part of Parker and Stone’s new five-year $1.5 billion deal to produce 50 new episodes of South Park.
In addition to the new and upcoming seasons, the first 26 seasons of South Park are now available on Paramount+.
South Park Season 27 has already had two weeklong hiatus periods. After the premiere episode on July 23 — which lampooned President Donald Trump and Paramount Global— the show took its first hiatus and returned on Aug. 6 with an episode that mocked Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE.
On Wednesday, the South Park X account finally confirmed that it was taking another week off and will be returning with the 27th Season’s third episode on Wednesday, Aug. 20, on Comedy Central and Thursday, Aug. 21, on Paramount.
During the week off, Comedy Central aired a marathon of South Park favorites, interviews from Parker and Stone’s appearance at Comic Con in July, and wrapped up with a re-airing of the first episode of the series that originally aired on Aug. 13, 1997.
Unlike the previous promotional video that South Park posted for its then-upcoming Season 27 Episode 2, the teaser for Episode 3 gives no real indication of what viewers can expect.
The ‘South Park’ Season 27 Episode 3 Is A Short Highlight Reel Of Episode 2
The promotional video for South Park Season 27, Episode 3, released by the show’s X account on Wednesday (embedded above), plays like a highlight reel of Episode 2.
The 15-second teaser has quick bits of footage of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as Mr. Rourke and Tattoo-like characters, a la Fantasy Island. Also highlighted in the promo is Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Mr. Mackay in an ICE raid on the ground and in heaven. The promo begins with Jesus flying in the clouds in heaven.
As such, who or what Trey Parker and Matt Stone will skewer in Episode 3 on Aug. 20 remains a mystery. It’s possible that the South Park X account will post some clues ahead of the airing of the show, like the duo did with a pair of photos featuring Noem, Mr. Mackay and new podcaster Cartman posted on Aug. 5 to tease the Aug. 6 episode.
South Park Season 27, Episode 3 is set to air on cable on Comedy Central on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and will begin streaming on Paramount+ on Thursday, Aug. 21.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/08/15/new-south-park-season-27-promo-confirms-episode-3-release-date/