South Park Season 28 finale landed on Comedy Central on December 10, 2025. It hit Paramount+ right after.Notably, this Season only ran for 5 Episodes. However, they squeezed in enough lunacy and biting roast material to last till the next Season.This finale marked the first Christmas special in ages. The story takes place in the snowy Colorado mountains with the usual South Park weirdness elevated to new heights. Our favorite gang went after politics and culture. The jokes were sharp as ever, and fans did not expect subtlety at all.Trey Parker and Matt Stone practically eat controversy for breakfast at this point. But even for them, this episode was probably pushing it. Online, it is the usual: Some fans love it, while others argue about it.South Park Season 28 finale: Surprising holiday episode with major twistsSouth Park Season 28 wraps up with an episode titled The Crap Out. It’s supposed to be a cheery Christmas special, at least at first. You do not want to get too comfy when Trey and Matt are at the helm. Naturally, all the “holiday spirit” goes off the rails as fast as possible.The Episode gets into politics, dark jokes, and the kind of weirdness only these guys can pull off. The main plot revolves around none other than President Donald Trump, Satan, and their unborn baby. This bizarre storyline has been simmering all season, and just when you think they cannot go further from here, the fetus dies before birth. It is shown as an in-episode suicide.They somehow manage to make it both uncomfortably hilarious and sort of horrifying.Meanwhile, Trump takes this as a win. He lights up cigars and throws an over-the-top bash at the White House. But poor Satan is just gutted. He spirals even harder after catching Trump cheating on him with VP JD Vance. Yes, you read that right.South Park Season 28 finale features off-the-rails comedy meeting sharp-as-hell satire. The Episode throws you into a tornado of ridiculousness, poking fun at how downright bonkers politics and media can get in the U.S. Some of the scenes are a mix of laugh-out-loud fun and a little yikes at the same time.While all the political circus is going on, poor Stan Marsh is having a rough one. He ends up in a retirement home after Tegridy Farms, his dad’s big weed operation, crashes and burns. Stan is totally wiped out, missing his old, boring life.But it’s Christmas miracle time. Jesus (who is kind of a regular this season) shows up and helps out. He gives Stan his family home back, which is kind of sweet. Suddenly, Stan has a reason to smile again. You get a cozy, feel-good wrap-up.The whole episode is a weird mix: you have got your brutal satire, but then it will hit you with unexpectedly touching moments. South Park has been doing that a lot lately: balancing the crazy jokes with some real heart.South Park Season 28 had one long, strange story arc. It focused on the surreal relationship between Trump and Satan. This storyline was a comment on America’s obsession with political drama. The show mixed news events, conspiracy culture, and modern fears. It was like watching reality TV and a conspiracy subreddit crash into each other, then explode in a puff of fart jokes and existential dread.Usually, the show hops all over the place with a new story every week. Not this time. They stuck with one big arc, and it paid off. But this choice showed the creators’ goal. They wanted to explore how weird and overwhelming public life feels today.Layers on layers of absurdity left viewers arguing about whether there’s any line left in comedy, or if the whole point is just to laugh at how bonkers everything has gotten.What’s next for South Park?A still from South Park (Image via X/ @SouthPark)South Park has been officially renewed through Season 30. These seasons will come after the recent Season 28 finale.Comedy Central and MTV Entertainment Studios confirmed this news. They plan to keep the show running at least until 2027. Fans will not see the end of South Park anytime soon.This renewal continues the long partnership between Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Paramount. The franchise now appears on TV and on streaming, including Paramount+. Under the contract, it will stay a major adult cartoon. Parker and Stone will stay in charge of the creative work.There are no full details yet about Season 29. But the renewal gives some strong clues. Recent seasons used multi-episode story arcs. Season 29 may continue this style.The 2025 season focused heavily on current events. They mocked modern political figures. Parker and Stone often say real-world absurdity inspires them. This trend will likely continue.Seasons have been shorter lately. Seasons 27 and 28 each had two five-episode blocks. Future seasons may mix regular episodes with special events.Paramount is clearly throwing real money at it, hoping to milk the show for all it’s worth, probably until the end of time. Or at least until Randy opens another Tegridy Farms.