South Park Season 28 Episode 5: Release date news, time, streaming details and more

South Park | Image Via: Comedy Partners
South Park | Image Via: Comedy Partners

South Park Season 28 is bringing in more and more hilarious episodes with the passing of time. The recent Thanksgiving special episode brought forth a storyline shedding light on the troubles of racism, along with other issues that the world is facing now.

It cannot be denied that this series knows how to subtly point out the troublesome situations with a humorous tone. This definitely creates more impact. After the fourth episode of South Park Season 28, the fifth episode will drop on December 10 at 10 PM ET.


South Park Season 28 streaming details and more

The streaming option of South Park is available on Paramount+. It cannot be denied that the intriguing approach with which the series takes on social issues, as the storyline is truly worth appreciating. The fourth episode of this season, which was a special Thanksgiving episode featuring a parody of Pete Hegseth, definitely created immense intrigue about the fifth episode of the series.

Though many details about the upcoming episode are yet to be divulged, it can definitely be expected that the episode is going to be a memorable one. For years, South Park has maintained a dedicated fan base. They did it by catering to their viewers with content that makes a difference. Hence, the upcoming episode will also be something worth watching.

In the special Thanksgiving episode of Season 28 of this series, the town of South Park falls into deep thought because the event of Turkey Trot did not receive any sponsorship. They understand that their town is going through a difficult phase. They decide to get a sponsor from Saudi Arabia.

The prize amount for the race that is supposed to happen at the Turkey Trot event is huge. Hence, most of the townspeople, including Stan and his friends, join the race with the desire to get the money.

On the other hand, the police department faces trouble because of Pete Hegseth. He arrives demanding the release of a prisoner. However, the police officials do not pay any heed to his demands. They then throw him out of the station.

Pete Hegseth is not demotivated by this turn of events; rather, he gets a call from the president and decides to attack South Park with the army while creating content, which is his main focus. Kristi Noem also arrives to help him with the trouble. However, he does not want Kristi to take any spotlight away from him.

The race for the Turkey Trot begins, which makes Pete Hegseth think that the townspeople were causing an uprising because of the demands that Hegseth made. He then decides to attack the running townspeople with teargas bombs.

The race gets completely disoriented because of Pete Hegseth’s interference; however, in the end, Tolkien wins the race unknowingly. For the trouble that Pete Hegseth causes at South Park, the police arrive to arrest him.

At the end of the episode, Pete Hegseth’s plan to get the prisoner out of the prison ends in a disaster. He gets sent to the same prison cell as the prisoner, ruining his plans completely. The black humor with which this episode of the series is replete truly leaves a lasting impact. It makes us wonder about the societal issues that the world is facing now. It cannot be denied that, despite the humor, this series knows how to send a message.


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Edited by KOUSHIKI ROY