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"It doesn't matter what we did in the past, or how we’ll be remembered. The only thing that matters is this moment, this one spectacular moment we are sharing together."
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman is an animated black comedy-drama series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg for Netflix as the service's first animated original program. The series premiered on August 22, 2014, and stars an Ensemble Cast which includes Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul.

Set In a World… where Funny Animals coexist with humans, the titular BoJack Horseman (Arnett) was previously the star of a popular sitcom in The '90s called Horsin' Around. Now a washed-up actor, BoJack lives in his luxurious Hollywoo (sic) home with his slacker roommate, Todd Chavez (Paul), drowning his empty former D-list celebrity life and other problems in a cocktail of drugs and booze. Clashing with his agent and on-again-off-again girlfriend, Princess Carolyn (Sedaris), BoJack is pushed to finish his memoirs to help him find any acting work.

Unable to write but desperate to be famous again, BoJack meets with ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Brie), whom his publishing company has hired out of impatience. As BoJack begins to open up to and get to know her, he not only begins to face reality without the "help" of drugs and drink, but he also gets to know Diane as much as she knows him. The situation considering becomes complicated as BoJack starts wanting to date Diane, despite the fact she's engaged to BoJack's (self-proclaimed) "best friend" and happier counterpart, Mr. Peanutbutter (Tompkins). Ultimately, all five find themselves coming to terms with their personal flaws and inner demons, both in private and in the public eye.

The series started airing on Comedy Central in September 2018, making it the first Netflix original series to be syndicated for U.S. cable television. Additionally, a Blu-ray of the first two seasons was released in 2019, making it one of the first Netflix series to receive a non-streaming home video release.

The title character has a Twitter maintained by Netflix. He also had a Defictionalized website but as of November 2023, its become a redirect to the series's Netflix page.


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