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Long Story Short, a brand new adult-animated series from the creator of Bojack Horseman, is coming to Netflix in August 2025! The cast is confirmed, along with some first-look pictures. Here’s everything we know so far about Long Story Short on Netflix.
Long Story Short is an upcoming Netflix Original adult animated series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of the beloved animated series BoJack Horseman. Noel Bright and Steven A. Cohen executive produce for Tornante Television. Meanwhile, animation studio ShadowMachine’s Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley serve as co-executive producers.
Also on the writing team for season 1 includes Mehar Sethi, Jordan Young, Kelly Galuska, Keyonna Taylor, Laura Donney, Rachelle Williams-Benary, Elijah Aron, and Taryn Englehart.
Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg shared his excitement with Netflix about the upcoming series:
“It is legitimately a thrill and an honor to be back doing what I love most: drafting enthusiastic pull quotes for press releases to Hollywood trade publications. Who says you can’t go home again?!”
Creator/Executive Producer/Voice Actor Raphael Bob-Waksberg attends Netflix’s Bojack Horseman Screening and Reception at Netflix Home Theater on August 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
When is Long Story Short coming to Netflix?
Netflix has confirmed that Long Story Short will be released worldwide on August 22, 2025.
The release date coincides with the 11th anniversary of Bojack Horseman.
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What is the plot of Long Story Short?
Described as a “family comedy through time,” the show follows one family, the Schwoopers, across multiple generations, told not chronologically, but through a kaleidoscopic, time-jumping format. “The first episode… takes place at a certain year, and we get to meet these kids as kids,” Bob-Waksberg explained at the Annecy International Animation Festival. “And then in the next episode, we jump to the future and they’re adults with kids of their own.” This structure lets the show explore how moments from childhood echo into adulthood, often not through big dramatic events, but through what he calls the “little t traumas of our lives.”
You can see the teaser trailer for the series here:
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Is the show going to appeal to those who loved Bojack Horseman? That’s the hope but the shows are very much different. “We wanted to be deliberate that it felt different… that it could not be mistaken for a BoJack spinoff,” Bob-Waksberg said. Still, the creative DNA remains: “It’s unmistakably me. It’s unmistakably Lisa.” As for what kind of legacy he hopes the new series builds on? Bob-Waksberg isn’t prescriptive: “Make the things you want to see, not the things you think you should be making.” But he does have one message for skeptics: “If you hated BoJack, this is completely different. So give it a try.”
Who are the cast members of Long Story Short?
Netflix has confirmed the following nine actors will star in Long Story Short:
- Dave Franco
- Lisa Edelstein
- Ben Feldman
- Abbi Jacobson
- Max Greenfield
- Paul Reiser
- Nicole Byer
- Angelique Cabral
- Michaela Dietz
Picture top left to bottom right: Dave Franco, Lisa Edelstein, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Paul Reiser, Nicole Byer, Angelique Cabral, Michaela Dietz
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Rating: TV-14
