Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, and more to make Long Story Short in new Raphael Bob-Waksberg show

The BoJack Horseman creator's latest animated series premieres this summer.

By Emma Keates  |  May 5, 2025 | 1:00pm
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Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, and more to make Long Story Short in new Raphael Bob-Waksberg show

Back in the 2010s, Raphael Bob-Waksberg was the creator of a very famous TV show. BoJack Horseman wrapped its historic run in 2020, but Bob-Waksberg lamented in a conversation with The A.V. Club last year that the industry hasn’t “seen the animation boom that I would’ve liked or hoped for” in its wake. Not that he doesn’t think there are a lot of “really cool, great animated shows that have come out… since BoJack ended,” but, in his opinion, it’s still hard for risky series to “really gain the respect of the networks to be treated in the way that they need to have a long life.” Luckily, Netflix respects Bob-Waksberg enough to give it another go.

Bob-Waksberg’s new series Long Story Short is all about longevity—or “one family, over time,” per its logline. The show will follow the Schwooper siblings “from childhood to adulthood and back again, chronicling their triumphs, disappointments, joys, and compromises.” Today, the streamer announced that those siblings will be voiced by an all-star cast including Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Angelique Cabral, Nicole Byer, and recurring guests Dave Franco and Michaela Dietz.

Character details haven’t been revealed as of this writing, but they’ll be in the sharp and capable hands of a good chunk of the original BoJack team. Long Story Short reunites Bob-Waksberg with producers Lisa Hanawalt, Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, Corey Campodonico, and Alex Bulkley, all of whom also worked on the gone-too-soon Tuca & Bertie.

Bob-Waksberg, at least, hasn’t lost his sardonic tone in the time off. “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?!” he wrote in a statement when the show was announced. It’s good to have you back, Bob-Waksberg—hopefully for both a good time and a long time. Long Story Short premieres August 22 on Netflix.

 
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