During President Donald Trump's first term, "South Park" used the character Mr. Garrison, who became President Garrison, to embody him for parodies.

Following a near two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the premiere episode shows a naked Trump trying to seduce Satan, and came a day after the show's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had reached a $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount.

Though South Park routinely goes through Paramount’s standards and practices, this particular episode was reportedly flagged for additional scrutiny. Producer Anne Garefino escalated it to Paramount executive Keyes Hill-Edgar, who then informed co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks, and Brian Robbins, Puck reported.