Long Story Short, animated series by creator of BoJack Horseman already has Season 2 in development

Long Story Short, from the creator of Bojack Horseman, is for everyone who swings between finding their family the best in the world and the worst in the world at the same time. Set to premiere on Netflix on August 22, with a ten-episode first season, the animated comedy is already in development for the second season.

Along with the Season 2 announcement, Netflix released the official trailer for Long Story Short with an August 22 release date. The show follows the Schwooper siblings as they grow up together and then back again as we look back on the triumphs, the joy, the disappointments, and the compromises that come with growing up in a big Jewish family.

Long Story Short renewed for a Season 2, ahead of the Season 1 premiere

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is family. BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg was never fully able to explore the aspect of family when it came to BoJack, because his parents were no good, and being a single child, he was a loner in life. Even the family he found in his friends and half-sister, he couldn't stay around them for too long.

However, with Long Story Short, Bob-Waksberg has the chance to explore the idea of growing up in a loud, messy, and bashful family, much of which is modeled after his own experience growing up in a Jewish family. A lot of the creative team from BoJack Horseman is involved in this project, but the way this show stands apart from BoJack lies in the idea of a dysfunctional family, as explained by the creator in a conversation with Collider:

"I kind of wanted to explore that middle area of not a dysfunctional family, but not a fully functional family, either. You can't just write off your family because it's not that bad, but it does affect you or damage you in certain ways."

For a lot of people on BoJack, the parents were just plain bad, and it helped explain a lot of trauma that was passed on to their kids (BoJack's inability to find himself deserving of love might be a fair example). But for most of us, this is not the reality. In reality, our bond with families lies somewhere between loving us more than anyone ever could and hating us more than anyone ever could at the same time, because they just know us that well.

There are a lot of different dynamics that play out when growing up in a big family, and Long Story Short follows these dynamics with Bob-Waksberg's impeccable comedic undertone.

The impeccability of comedy can now be guaranteed, considering Netflix renewed the show for another season before the first season was even released, and as Bob-Waksberg said regarding the renewal:

"Wow! A Season 2?! And Season 1 hasn’t even come out yet! It must be a REALLY good show. I can’t wait to watch it when it premieres on Netflix, Friday, Aug. 22! Let’s all do that!"

Long Story Short premieres on Netflix with a ten-episode-long Season 1 on August 22.

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