US EditionLong Story Short, Netflix’s funny new cartoon, is like a rich family novel
The series depicts a middle-class Jewish family navigating complex religious, cultural, and personal challenges over nearly 30 years, blending humor with poignant family dynamics.
- Raphael Bob-Waksberg's animated series Long Story Short premiered on Netflix on Friday, August 22, 2025, tracing the Schwooper family's story across decades in Northern California.
- Bob-Waksberg created the show to explore Jewish identity and family dynamics through a time-hopping narrative, drawing from his own upbringing and diverse writers' room input.
- The series features three siblings—Avi, Shira, and Yoshi—whose relationships and individual attitudes toward Judaism range broadly, showing generational and personal complexities.
- Long Story Short consists of ten episodes, is intricately plotted yet accessible, uses sharp wit alongside emotional moments, and includes culturally specific Jewish themes balanced with broader appeal.
- Netflix has renewed Long Story Short for a second season, indicating confidence in its nuanced portrayal of Jewish American family life and its potential to resonate widely.
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A Family Portrait Across Decades from the Creator of ‘BoJack Horseman’? Welcome to ‘Long Story Short’
Raphael Bob-Waksberg spoke to IndieWire about following up "BoJack Horseman" with the generational family saga, which bounces between time periods to tell the story of a Jewish California family.
Netflix Premieres Adult Animated Comedy Series About Jewish Family
A scene from “Long Story Short.” Photo: Screenshot Netflix premiered on Friday an adult animated comedy series from “BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg that follows a Jewish family over the course of several decades. “Long Story Short” revolves around Naomi Schwartz (Lisa Edelstein), Elliot Cooper (Paul Reiser), and their three children – Avi (Ben Feldman), Shira (Abbi Jacobson), and Yoshi (Max Greenfield). The series jumps between ti…
Is Netflix's new show the most Jewish cartoon ever?
The following contains light spoilers for the Netflix show Long Story Short. The Schwooper family, the central figures in the new animated Netflix series Long Story Short, are diverse and unique — religious and atheist, gay and straight, farmers and businesswomen. Simultaneously, they are basically like every Jewish family you’ve ever met. Naomi (Lisa Edelstein), the family’s domineering matriarch, is constantly nagging her kids to do better — h…
Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ Is a Hilarious, Heartbreaking Jewish Family Sitcom From the ‘BoJack Horseman’ Team: TV Review
'BoJack Horseman' creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg re-teams with Netflix and artist Lisa Hanawalt for a hilarious, heartbreaking Jewish family sitcom.
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