South Park’s second Season 27 installment, “Got a Nut,” lands on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. ET/PT on August 6 before shifting to Paramount+ a few hours later, marking the show’s first new episode since its July 23 return.
A brief promotional clip shows former school counselor Mr. Mackey wearing an ICE jacket beside a cartoon version of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, hinting at an immigration-agency storyline that folds the South Dakota governor into the show’s long-running political satire.
Comedy Central’s synopsis confirms only that Mackey “desperately tries to find a new way to make a living,” leaving viewers to speculate how the plot will weave Noem’s public persona and recent controversies into the narrative.
Noem has faced sustained criticism since April 2024, when excerpts from her memoir revealed she shot a 14-month-old hunting dog named Cricket after declaring the animal “untrainable.” She later defended the decision on cable news and in campaign appearances, framing it as an example of “tough choices”—remarks that drew condemnation from animal-welfare groups and political rivals alike.
South Park’s writers, known for mining real-world scandals, appear poised to fold the incident into their depiction of Noem as a Trump-aligned rising figure within the Department of Homeland Security.
The season premiere pulled no punches, placing a fictionalized Donald Trump in bed with Satan and sparking a formal rebuke from White House press aides, even as conservative commentators such as Charlie Kirk joked about their animated cameos. The controversial opener attracted 430,000 live viewers on Comedy Central and vaulted to the top spot on Paramount+, demonstrating that outrage has done little to dent the franchise’s audience.
Season 27 comprises ten episodes produced under Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s new five-year pact with Paramount Global, a deal reportedly worth $1.5 billion that pulled the entire series off HBO Max this week. While the production skipped its usual weekly slot on July 30, “Got a Nut” resumes the schedule and will be available on demand immediately after broadcast.
