Seth Rogen is again as ‘Will’ for the second season of the hit Apple TV+ comedy, Platonic, however whereas his on-screen relationship with Rose Byrne’s character, ‘Sylvia’ offers loads of laughs, there’s a severe psychological well being component inside the plot as nicely. Sitting down with M&F, Rogen explains why significant connections and dealing exhausting to not isolate ourselves are important for an extended, happier life —even when that features sharing a beer or two with associates.
Primarily identified for his comedy, Rogen has taken on his his justifiable share of motion scenes throughout a profession that features enjoying The Inexperienced Hornet and performing most of his personal stunts in Pineapple Categorical, however quite than rent a private coach or martial knowledgeable for his position as Will in Platonic, Rogen as an alternative discovered from a bona fide brewmaster as a way to play a divorced beermaker who co-runs a bar together with his buddies and seeks a extra fulfilling companionship together with his finest gal pal. “It’s very sophisticated,” Rogen tells M&F of creating the right bewski. “Far outdoors my grasp. I might most likely shoot a gun higher,” he jokes.
Seth Rogen has discovered that bodily well being requires steadiness Now 43, this tv and film star has been across the Hollywood health fads for greater than 25 years, however he’s come to the conclusion that caring for his well being requires a balanced method quite than an unsustainable life-style. “I don’t eat lots of sugar usually,” shares the star. “I feel that, for me, (it’s) one thing that I principally simply discover makes me acquire weight the quickest, if I discover myself consuming dessert loads. However yeah, I feel all the pieces sparsely. The older I get, the extra I notice I’ve to usually eat wholesome so I can eat unhealthy each infrequently, and never derail my total life because of it.”
‘Platonic’ Season 2 Highlights the Well being Advantages of Actual Friendships
Platonic, Season 2, continues the evolving relationship between Will and Sylvia, two finest associates from their youth, who’re reunited as sophisticated adults. Within the present, Will is recovering from a divorce whereas Sylvia is feeling stranded as a stay-at-home mother. Somewhat than tease romance nevertheless, it’s camaraderie that they each crave.
Loneliness isn’t the premise for comedy, and but a few of the moments that these characters share, and the platonic chemistry on show between Rogen and Byrne as they go from one hapless journey to a different, reminds us that human beings are actually social creatures. The World Well being Group states that social connections are linked to “improved well being and lowered threat of early loss of life” and research additionally present that lonely individuals are considerably extra more likely to endure with dementia, and from an earlier age too.
Decreasing the struggling related to dementia is a topic that may be very near Seth Rogen’s coronary heart. He co-founded the Hilarity for Charity initiative with spouse, Lauren, to look after households impacted by Alzheimer’s illness and to assist fund bean well being analysis and schooling. Rogen may be very a lot conscious of the hyperlink between a scarcity of significant connections and unfavorable psychological well being outcomes.
“Particularly in right now’s world with expertise, it’s very simple to isolate your self and it’s very simple to really feel such as you’re having sort of significant connections with those who actually won’t even be actual folks,” says the star. “Somebody was simply telling us that somebody they know is basically in a relationship with like an AI chat bot, they usually simply sit of their residence, like chatting with an AI bot all day. And I feel right here’s lots of, like, surrogates for connections on the market lately, which are possibly simpler in some methods than truly leaving the home and hanging out with folks and speaking to folks, however I feel in the end sure, it’s significantly better so that you can be round precise folks and to truly converse with folks and to exit on the earth and do issues.”
He provides: “I feel it’s aspirational, in some methods, at the same time as dysfunctional as Will and Sylvia’s friendship is, they actually do lots of stuff collectively, they usually go away a really energetic, engaged life collectively, you recognize? And, I feel to me, there’s one thing very enjoyable and thrilling about it.”
Rogen advocates pushing your self outdoors of your consolation zone, similar to Will has, to reap the advantages of constructing these significant connections. “I’m fortunate, as a result of my life-style retains me out of the home loads. It retains me doing lots of issues,” he acknowledges. “However I see individuals who very simply can fall into the sample of similar to by no means doing something. And it’s very easy to fall into that. So, I feel you’ve obtained to purposely pull your self out of it, or gravity will pull you into it, you recognize?”
In Platonic, social conditions usually revolve round just a few beers, so what kind of beer would Rogen attain for in actual life? “I don’t like IPAs. Interval. Finish of Story,” he reveals to M&F in a stunning distinction to his character that might have his brewmaster searching for new connections of his personal. “I feel I want a beer,” he explains. “I don’t want any loopy flavors in my beer,” provides the comic, noting that he’s not a fan of overly sophisticated concoctions. As an alternative, “a pleasant golden bigger,” is one thing that Seth Rogen would get pleasure from with associates… sparsely, in fact.
The ten-episode second season of Platonic premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, with the primary two episodes, adopted by a brand new episode weekly till Oct. 1.
