South Park took aim at President Donald Trump, ridiculing his $16 million settlement with Paramount and the exposure of his name in the Epstein files during its newest episode.

The show’s creators fiercely criticized Trump on Wednesday, pulling no punches in the season 27 premiere that humorously portrayed the president sharing a bed with Satan.

The animated series made its comeback on Wednesday after a two-year hiatus, coinciding with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone securing a $1.5 billion contract with Paramount just a day before.

The deal saw Parker and Stone agree to produce 50 new episodes of South Park across five seasons. 

But season 27’s scolding first installment – titled Sermon on the Mount – attack Trump in what could be perceived as a delicate time for Paramount which is trying to complete an $8billion merger with Skydance. 

The deal would need to be signed off by the Trump administration. 

The installment touched upon the controversial cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which critics baselessly allege was axed by the network to appease Trump despite it actually losing $40million each year.

The episode also addressed Jeffrey Epstein’s supposed client list. The Department of Justice last week said it concluded the pedophile financier did not possess a ‘client list’ and decided against releasing any additional records from the probe.

Trump was informed months ago by Attorney General Pam Bondi that his name appears ‘multiple times’ in the Epstein investigation files, among hundreds of other high-profile individuals.

The files contained ‘unverified hearsay’ about Trump and the individuals who had social connections to Epstein, officials claim.

South Park is known for taking jabs at politicians across the political spectrum, but the season premiere’s depiction of Trump was arguably one of its most brutal swipes. 

One particularly damning moment in Wednesday’s episode saw Trump trying to romance Satan in bed.

‘Come on, Satan. I’ve been working hard all day,’ he says, to which Satan replies: ‘You haven’t been working! You’ve been doing your stupid memes and just f***ing around.’

‘Come on, Satan,’ Trump persists. ‘You know you can’t resist this!’

He then shows his penis, prompting Satan to reply: ‘I can’t even see anything, it’s so small.’

Elsewhere in the episode, Satan and Trump discuss the Epstein list.

As they are lying in bed, Satan begins: ‘Another random b**** commented on my Instagram that you’re on the Epstein list.’

‘The Epstein list?’ Trump asks. ‘Are we still talking about that?’

Attempting to get answers, Satan probes: ‘Well, are you on the list or not? It’s weird that whenever it comes up, you just tell everyone to relax.’

‘I’m not telling everyone to relax,’ Trump replies, before quipping: ‘Relax, guy!’

Satan then adds that Trump reminds him of someone he once dated, alluding to his previous romantic interest, Saddam Hussein.  

And the explosive episode didn’t stop there. The creators also appeared to take aim at Paramount and its $16million settlement of Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit and the cancelation of Stephen Colbert’s late night talk show.

In one scene, as parents protested Trump against having Jesus in schools, Jesus pleads with them to just settle.

He tells them: ‘You guys saw what happened to CBS? Well, guys who owns CBS? Paramount. You really want to end up like Colbert?

‘You guys got to stop being stupid… He also has the power to sue and take bribes and he can do anything to anyone.’ 

Earlier this month, CBS announced the cancellation of Colbert’s late show just days after the host blasted the network’s settlement with Trump as a ‘big fat bribe.’

Colbert’s show, which began in 2015, will now come to an end in May 2026, executives with the network and Paramount – its new parent company – announced on July 17.

Viewers have applauded the South Park premiere, which was initially supposed to air on July 9, with some going as far as saying it is the ‘best’ to air in a long time.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one said: ‘OMG South Park went straight for the jugular with Trump! The ending is amazing!’

‘Dude South Park is so back the whole episode just being there to p**s off Trump and make fun of Paramount,’ wrote another.

A third commented: ‘South Park proving once again they don’t give a single f**k.’

‘This is the best South Park episode in maybe 15 years man,’ added another. ‘I am crying. They f*****g NAILED it.’

A fifth said: ‘I am rarely shocked by an episode of TV but the South Park season premiere is bats**t crazy. I can’t say I laughed many times, but I think it’s one of the bravest pieces of comedy I’ve seen in a long time and I don’t know what Paramount is gonna do now.’

Others are predicting that the episode will aggravate Trump so much that the show will get axed.

‘South Park have just cancelled themselves,’ one said. ‘What an own goal. Their audience will turn on them big time.’

‘Oh South Park’s gonna be cancelled by tomorrow morning I’m screaming,’ posted another.

On July 23, South Park creators Parker and Stone announced a $1.5billion licensing deal with Paramount Global. 

The deal confirms 50 new episodes, which will air on Comedy Central and stream exclusively on Paramount Plus over five years. It also makes Paramount+ the home to the entire catalogue of South Park.

The agreement concludes protracted negotiations between Paramount and the show’s creators – who previously sued incoming Paramount President Jeff Shell – accusing him of interference with rival negotiations involving Warner Bros Discovery and Netflix.

Talks were further complicated by the Skydance leadership, which is in the process of acquiring Paramount, reportedly objecting to earlier proposed terms valued at $3billion over ten years.