The offices, located near the marina’s boat slips, have operated without visible security for years, making the guard’s presence stand out
A uniformed security guard has taken up post outside the “South Park” production offices in this Los Angeles County waterfront community, a rare real-world precaution for the animated series known for its boundary-pushing satire, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
The guard, described as not visibly armed, appeared in recent weeks at the Marina del Rey facility where creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone oversee the long-running Comedy Central show, according to the entertainment industry publication.
Representatives for the series declined to comment on the new hire, the Reporter said.
The measure follows a season of episodes that lampooned former President Donald Trump and other conservative figures, including a since-pulled installment mocking the late activist Charlie Kirk that aired roughly a month before his September assassination.
Other recent episodes depicted Trump attempting to abort a child with Satan and portrayed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shooting puppies.
The show has faced threats before. In 2010, a group called Revolution Muslim issued what was widely seen as a death threat after an episode showed the Prophet Muhammad in a bear costume, prompting Comedy Central to censor the installment and later remove it from streaming and reruns.
The Marina del Rey offices, located in a low-rise complex near the marina’s boat slips, have operated without visible security for years, making the guard’s presence stand out to passersby, the Reporter observed.
Parker and Stone, who moved production from Colorado to the Los Angeles area in the early 2000s, have kept the facility’s address private but are known to work from the site year-round.
The guard’s arrival coincides with broader Hollywood concerns over physical safety amid polarized political rhetoric, though no specific threat against the “South Park” team has been publicly disclosed, the Reporter stated.
