It was ten years ago today that the first season of Bojack Horseman went live on Netflix (yes, it’s been that long). The show would go on to last six seasons and become well-regarded as one of the best animated shows of the 21st century. So when its creator says he wants to do something else, our ears perk up.
Up to now, the only surviving trace of the Bojack-verse was the pseudo-spinoff Tuca & Bertie, which was unceremoniously dumped by Netflix after one season, then rescued by Adult Swim for two more until hitting the Zaslav Wall and expiring for good. We could use a new show. What’s up next?
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of the world’s saddest has-been horse, has announced Long Story Short is in development at Netflix. The same production companies that handled Bojack are behind it — animation studio Shadowmachine and The Tornante Company (which is helmed by Michael Eisner, believe it or not — the same man is partly responsible for Disney’s California Adventure, Mulan 2 and Bojack Horseman).
Long Story Short will be a family comedy, though by that we mean it’s about a family, not that it won’t be TV-MA. “The series is about a family, over time,” says the official description. “It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner or child, this is the show for you — and by the way, would it kill you to call them?”
“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,” says Bob-Waksberg. “Who says you can’t go home again?!”
Bob-Waksberg will be showrunner and head writer of Long story Short, with Tuca & Bertie creator Lisa Hanawalt as supervising producer and the one in charge of designing the characters. Executive producers include Bob-Waksberg (of course), Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley.
Netflix will release more information about Long Story Short as we get closer to its release window, sometime in 2025.
