Close Enough

Close Enough is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for HBO Max. Originally, the series was created for TBS in 2017, but was shelved, and will now be released exclusively on HBO Max on July 9, 2020.[2]

Close Enough
Genre
Created byJ. G. Quintel
Developed by
  • J. G. Quintel
  • Sean Szeles
  • Matt Price
  • Calvin Wong
Directed byJ. G. Quintel[1]
Voices of
Composer(s)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)J. G. Quintel
Producer(s)Ryan Slater
Running time11 minutes[1]
Production company(s)Cartoon Network Studios
Studio T
DistributorWarnerMedia Entertainment
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Chronology
Related showsRegular Show

Plot

The series revolves around a millennial couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their divorced friends who live with them in a Los Angeles duplex.

Cast
  • J. G. Quintel as Josh, Emily's husband and Candice's father who works as a video game developer.
  • Gabrielle Walsh as Emily, Josh's wife and Candice's mother who works as an assistant for a food corporation.
  • Jason Mantzoukas as Alex, Josh's best friend and Bridgette's ex-husband who works as a community college professor.
  • Kimiko Glenn as Bridgette, Alex's ex-wife and social media influencer who frequently gets arrested by the LAPD.
  • Jessica DiCicco as Candice, Josh and Emily's five-year-old daughter.
  • James Adomian as Randy, Josh's neighbor who serves as the landlord of the duplex.
  • Danielle Brooks as Pearle, Randy's adopted mother who's a retired LAPD cop.

Release

The series was announced in May 2017, four months after Quintel's previous series, Regular Show, concluded, and was originally planned to air on TBS,[3] but it was delayed several times, and TBS's plans for the animation block to premiere it fell through when production on The Cops was shut down due to Louis C.K.’s alleged sexual misconduct.[4] On October 29, 2019, it was announced that the series would instead make its home on HBO Max.[5] The first episode premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 15, 2020.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard DirectorsOriginal release date
1"100% No Stress Day"J. G. Quintel and Sean SzelesBill Oakley & Marlena RodriquezAndres Salaff, Aminder Dhaliwal, Sam Spina, Madeline Queripel, Ryan Pequin, Benton Connor, & Chris AllisonJuly 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)[lower-alpha 1]
Emily is diagnosed with being stressed, so Bridgette takes her out to calm her nerves. Josh, Alex and Candice head out to finish her list of chores, the last of which is getting ham. They learn that the meat distributor Wurst Bros. have been scamming everyone and they head to the factory to get some ham. Emily meets Candice's teacher who tells her to be calm and that the best way to get rid of stress is to do what she wants and runs around town trying to vent. Josh, Alex and Candice escape the Wurst Bros. and steal some ham, but encounter some clowns that Alex owed money to. Josh bets their own lives and challenges them to his video game creation Ladder World. Emily arrives in time to help Josh defeat the clowns and the Wurst Bros. and they leave them in peace. Bridgette hooks up with one of the clowns.

References
  1. "TV Films in Competition Close Enough "100% No Stress Day"". Annecy. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "HBO Max Unveils Exciting Second Wave Slate of Max Originals to Debut Throughout the Summer Beginning June 18th". Pressroom. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. Jennifer Wolfe (May 17, 2017). "TBS Greenlights 'Close Enough,' New Animated Series from J.G. Quintel". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. Rogers, Olan [@finalspace] (October 29, 2019). "Lol what No. No. No. The entire block failed. Cops was shut down because of Louis CK. Tarantula was burned out and canceled. Close Enough had their own production struggles unrelated to Final Space. Bad Luck is what happened. -Olan" (Tweet). Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. HBO Max [@hbomax] (October 29, 2019). "No more searching. The most beloved TV, movies, and family favorites, plus new originals, all on #HBOMax [VIDEO](@0:53)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Notes
  1. The episode was released in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 15, 2020.[1]
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