Close Enough


Close Enough is an American adult animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for HBO Max. Originally, the series was created for TBS in 2017, but was shelved. It was later picked up by HBO Max, and was released exclusively to the streaming service on July 9, 2020. The series has received positive reviews, with several critics comparing it favorably to Quintel's previous series, Regular Show.

Plot

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

Cast

Main characters

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, 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 admitted sexual misconduct. On October 29, 2019, it was announced that the series would instead make its home on HBO Max. The second half of the third episode was premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 15, 2020.

Episodes

221 minutes of content was supposed to be released for the first season. When the series launched, the first 8 episodes of the series were released, and the final two episodes of the first season have yet to be released.

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.88/10. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".