A new comedy on Netflix that has gone completely under the radar is being hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ by viewers and already landed 100% on Rotten Tomatoes just one day after its release.
While Suranne Jones’ new thriller Hostage shot straight to number one this week, Netflix also launched Long Story Short, the new adult animated sitcom created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the writer of BoJack Horseman who is widely celebrated as being one of Netflix’s best comedies of all time.
The 10-episode series follows a middle-class Jewish family with the three siblings Avi (played by Ben Feldman), Shira (Abi Jacobson) and Yoshi (Max Greenfield) reflecting on their intensely religious upbringing.
Long Story Short quietly debuted on Netflix yesterday with fans having no idea there was another new title from the BoJack Horseman team coming.
On X, ryangaur wrote: ‘I can finally tell you that it’s the best show of 2025, and Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s masterpiece.’
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JOhnny2Cellos agreed: ‘Long Story Short is probably my favorite new season of TV this year. A GREAT family sitcom with an incredibly unique narrative that unfolds non-linearly.
‘A special season of TV that y’all should watch this weekend.’
Over on Reddit, user Quiet-Fee-5878 said: ‘Just watched one episode as I feel like it is too good to binge all at once (I am a Bojack lover so I come primed to adore this).
‘I really enjoyed the first ep and and totally trust the showrunner to take us on the journey. The way it’s handling time feels like what is really gonna get under my skin and eventually make me weep.’
The Guardian went so far as to declare Long Story Short is ‘so funny and clever it could run forever’ in its four-star review while the Financial Times hailed it as a ‘bittersweet masterpiece’.
Discussing the new series, Raphael told Variety: ‘The universe itself is more visually grounded than BoJack, and not just because there are no animal people.
‘I think in some ways, BoJack was a TV show that was aware that it was a TV show. The characters weren’t breaking the fourth wall, but there was a lot of irony in the joke-telling…
‘It felt like on this new show, what if we abandoned that as a crutch and just leaned into the idea of like, “No, this is real”.’
Netflix has already somewhat uncharacteristically confirmed that Long Story Short season two is already in production.
Long Story Short is available to stream on Netflix now.
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