Overview

• Long Story Short, created by BoJack Horseman’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg, debuted on Netflix on Aug. 22 as an adult animated dramedy about a multi-generational family.
• Reviews emphasize a time-jumping format that places the present in 2022, allowing the show to acknowledge COVID-era realities and explore grief without sensationalism.
• Jewish-focused coverage notes unusually explicit portrayals of Jewish ritual and identity, diverse representation, and authentic casting of Jewish characters.
• Netflix has already ordered a second season, with the streamer confirming that production is underway.
• The series is earning strong early notices—including high praise cited from The Guardian and Financial Times—and the Daily Mail reports it currently shows a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.