Long Story Short: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: August 22, 2025

Summary: The animated adult comedy series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg centers on the highs and lows of the lives of the Schwooper siblings.

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation

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Robert Levin

Sep 8, 2025

It's a wonderful show. Don't miss it. Read full review

Jenna Scherer

Aug 22, 2025

It plays out like a novel, leaping backward and forward across decades. And just as BoJack did when it premiered in 2014, Long Story Short feels like something entirely new. Read full review

Chris Vognar

Aug 22, 2025

It’s a minor creative miracle, a rapid-fire animated comedy with tremendous heart and a bold narrative structure that only enhances the emotional impact. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Aug 22, 2025

Bob-Waksberg and his collaborators retain their impressive gift for devising ludicrous comic set pieces to go alongside the heavier material. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Aug 22, 2025

It's a macro piece of work, fueled by its attention to the micro. To achieve that combination in just ten 25-minute episodes, and to do it in a way that looks effortless even though it clearly was not, makes this one of the best TV shows of 2025. Read full review

The Guardian Stuart Heritage

Aug 21, 2025

On a minute-by-minute basis, Long Story Short is fantastically funny. .... The magic trick is the slow build of melancholy that gradually amasses beneath all this. Read full review

Screen Rant Mary Kassel

Aug 29, 2025

While Long Story Short hasn't yet come close to exploring all of its themes with depth, it takes the story pretty far in just ten tightly-packed episodes. For all their flaws, and likely because of them, it's easy to see yourself in the Schwoopers and root for them to push past the roadblocks that seem so insurmountable in their quest to connect. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 22, 2025
- No episode information is currently available for this season