| Long Story Short | |
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| Created by | Raphael Bob-Waksberg |
| Showrunner | Raphael Bob-Waksberg |
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| Music by | Jesse Novak |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) – present |
Long Story Short is an Americanadult animatedcomedy-drama television series that was created byRaphael Bob-Waksberg and premiered onNetflix on August 22, 2025. Before its premiere, it was renewed for a second season.
Long Story Short is about a middle-class, Jewish family whose narrative is told in anon-linear fashion. The main characters are three siblings—Avi (Ben Feldman), Shira (Abbi Jacobson), and Yoshi (Max Greenfield)—who experience ordinary, adult events while looking back on their childhood.[1][2]
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Yoshi's Bar Mitzvah" | Katie Aldworth Jack Shih | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 101 |
In 1996, the Schwooper family are traveling by car to the funeral of Naomi's mother. During the journey, Yoshi cannot stop poking at Shira, and Avi discusses with his parents the Jewish non-belief in the concept ofHeaven. In 2004, Avi brings his girlfriend Jen to his childhood home to meet his seemingly dysfunctional family. The couple attend his brother Yoshi'sbar mitzvah, where a series of chaotic events unfold at the Jewish Community Center where the celebration is taking place. After the bar mitzvah, Jen and Avi fly back and reaffirm their mutual affection. In 2022, as the episode ends, an older Avi sits alone in a car, with thePaul Simon song "The Obvious Child" playing. | |||||
| 2 | "Hannah's Dance Recital" | Aaron Brewer | Kelly Galuska | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 104 |
In 1991, the siblings and Naomi are atJersey Shore with Naomi's sisters. Avi and Shira play "lifeguard" until Avi's older cousins pressure him into playing with them instead, leaving Shira alone in the water. In 2014, Shira and her wife Kendra want to conceive a child. While attending a Christmas pageant show starring Hannah, Avi and Jen's daughter, Shira asks Avi to donate his sperm, leading to an awkward falling out between the siblings. | |||||
| 3 | "There's a Mattress in There" | Ben Bjelajac | Jordan Young | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 103 |
In 2006, Naomi and Elliot learn of Yoshi's diagnoses of ADHD and executive dysfunction, and the psychologist reveals, in rare cases, they can be caused by cleaning a baby'spacifier by rubbing it on a shirt—to which Elliot sheepishly admits, infuriating Naomi. In 2013, after being dismissed from his latest job, Yoshi finds short-lived success in selling inflatable mattresses. Mayhem ensues in the Schwooper household after an unexpected product design flaw comes to light. | |||||
| 4 | "Shira Can't Cook" | Katie Rice | Mehar Sethi | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 102 |
In 2012, Shira meets Kendra Hooper at the supermarket after they argue over Kendra having too many items for the express lane. They find common ground when they discover they are both Jewish. In 2021, Shira and Kendra are preparing to enroll their twin boys, Walter and Ben, into elementary school. Despite being a poorly skilled cook, Shira plans to impress the administration of an upmarket school by cookingknishes, using recently deceased mother's recipe, for a prospective parents'potluck. She tries several times to follow the challenging recipe, much to Kendra's dismay. | |||||
| 5 | "Yoshi & Baby" | Katie Rice | Laura Donney | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 106 |
In 1998, Shira and Rachel "Baby" Feldstein play a basketball variant called "Horse." Yoshi wants to play but Shira will not let him because the game is only for teenagers. Shira finally lets Yoshi do one shot because Rachel is hoping Yoshi will help her score. While trying to make a shot, he accidentally causes Shira to have a nosebleed. In 2015, Yoshi is getting ready to help Shira and Kendra conceive a child by donating his sperm. The night before the donation, he runs into Rachel, and they spend the next few hours together. | |||||
| 6 | "Wolves" | Katie Aldworth | Keyonna Taylor | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 105 |
In 1997, the family tries to play Avi's fantasy board game; Avi gets annoyed because they do not understand it. The game ends when Naomi discovers the game is set in Germany. Avi explains the game is European. In 2021, Avi tries to get Hannah's school to remove some wayward wild wolves, but he accidentally sparks a movement with some busybody parents. | |||||
| 7 | "Kendra's Job" | Ben Bjelajac | Rachelle Williams-BenAry | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 107 |
In 1993, Kendra's father gives her a princess party room at BJ Banana Fingers, a children's birthday funhouse, for her birthday. Kendra does not enjoy the gift due to her tomboy style. A princess sees Kendra not having fun and takes her to the skateboarding room, which she enjoys more. In 2007, before she meets Shira, Kendra is a competitive floor supervisor at "BJ Banana Fingers". Kendra spends so much time working she pays scant attention to the rest of her life, including her former girlfriend and her younger brother David, and this gets more intense when she is accepted into a managerial training program and betrays a certain person. | |||||
| 8 | "The Intervention" | Aaron Brewer | Elijah Aron | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 108 |
In 1959, Naomi tries to get her parents and big sisters' attention, but they are all absorbed in their own arguments or tasks. She manipulates them by taking a butterfly brooch and stabs herself in the leg in it to get attention, and cries when her family comforts her. She stops to reveal she rode her bike for an entire block. In 2019, the family meets atLos Angeles for Naomi and Elliot's anniversary; this meeting is a front for an intervention because Naomi believes Yoshi is addicted to some substance. Tensions to rise because of Naomi's fussiness. | |||||
| 9 | "Honoring Naomi Schwartz" | Katie Aldworth | Taryn Englehart | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 109 |
In 2014, Avi and Naomi are at the playground with Hannah; they discuss Hannah's biting of a kid in her class. Naomi blames Avi because Hannah is an only child. Later in the conversation, Naomi talks about the all-female, sibling rock bandHAIM, and how she wishes her own children were close enough to do something similar together. In 2002, the family attends a celebration for Naomi at the Jewish Community Center, where Avi learns more about his mother, Shira leaves to be with Rachel, with whom she started a relationship at the high-school prom, but realizes Rachel never liked her in a romantic way. Yoshi tries to hide from his overbearing great-uncle Barry, and eventually gets drunk with his friend Danny. | |||||
| 10 | "Uncle Barry" | Katie Rice | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22) | 110 |
In 2000, Naomi and Avi are visiting Uncle Barry in New York. Barry is planning to move from New York to Las Vegas because he cannot afford to live in a big, expensive house since the death of his wife, Sylvia. Barry invites Naomi to take items from the house; she finds the butterfly brooch that belonged to her mother but Barry wants to keep it. In 2022, Uncle Barry dies and his funeral is held in Las Vegas. The family go to a motel to hold a memorial for both him and Naomi, who died in 2020 fromCOVID-19. | |||||
Long Story Short was created byRaphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator ofBoJack Horseman, who was also the executive producer ofTuca & Bertie andUndone.Long Story Short was commissioned as a series in August 2024.[3] Bob-Waksberg serves as the showrunner, and the show is executive-produced by Bob-Waksberg, Noel Bright, and Steven A. Cohen. The production companies areThe Tornante Company andShadowMachine. The main voice cast includesBen Feldman,Abbi Jacobson,Max Greenfield,Lisa Edelstein,Paul Reiser,Angelique Cabral, andNicole Byer.[4] Each episode's credits contain the disclaimer "This Program Was Made By Humans", denotinggenerative AI was not used in production.[5] Shortly before the show's release, it was renewed for a second season.[6]
Long Story Short premiered onNetflix on August 22, 2025.[4]
The review-aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating based on 36 critic reviews. According to the website's critics' consensus: "Tackling emotionally mature themes with an ingeniously zany sense of humor, Raphael Bob-Waksberg'sLong Story Short welcomes viewers into a highly specific—and extremely relatable—family unit".[7]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 89 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Jenna Scherer ofThe A.V. Club gave the show's first season a rating of A− and wrote: "The series is all about how people change over the years—and the fact that, no matter how far you run, the past always returns to haunt the present".[9] Reviewing the series' first season forThe Guardian, Stuart Heritage gave a rating of 4/5, saying it "reminds us that everything is an echo of what came before. This is a testament to Bob-Waksberg's writing. This level of granular, non-linear character development must have been a feat to construct, and yet it feels effortless."[10]
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