IMDb 7.5 2021 HD

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

2021
Animation Comedy TV Movie
62 min TV-MA USA
7.392 / 10
7.5 IMDB

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened. But traveling back to the past seems…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Trey Parker
Starring
Trey Parker / Matt Stone / April Stewart / Kimberly Brooks / Mona Marshall / Delilah Kujala / Betty Boogie Parker / Adrien Beard

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

hilarious crude satirical chaotic insightful familiar divisive edgy absurd relevant thought-provoking cynical

Reviews

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Priya Sharma
Apr 2, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The South Park gang tackles the future once more in 'The Return of COVID', and the result is a typically irreverent and often hilarious ride. The plot, centred on a temporal quest to fix the pandemic, provides ample…

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Alistair Finch
Apr 2, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

In 'South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID', the creators demonstrate an uncanny ability to tap into the zeitgeist. This special transcends mere parody, offering a genuinely compelling, albeit ridiculous, narrative about confronting the past. The voice…

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Genevieve Dubois
Apr 2, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Parker and Stone return to their pandemic-themed future with mixed results in 'The Return of COVID'. The film’s ambition to revisit and alter past events is a familiar trope, but the execution feels somewhat less incisive than its…

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Marcus Thorne
Apr 2, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

'South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID' is a potent reminder of the series' comedic power when it’s firing on all cylinders. This special delivers a narrative that’s both ambitious in its time-travel premise and laser-focused on…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 2, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The boys are back, and so is the virus, in this surprisingly effective continuation of the 'Post COVID' saga. Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't lost their knack for surgical satire, dissecting our collective anxieties with their usual…

FAQs

While 'The Return of COVID' revisits the future established in its predecessor, it primarily focuses on the immediate consequences and further complexities arising from the pandemic's long-term effects. It doesn't necessarily reveal a definitive long-term future for the South Park universe but rather explores how characters adapt to and try to manipulate their current, altered reality. The special uses its speculative setting to comment on present-day issues, rather than charting a specific course for future events.