Seth Rogan 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’ gives loads of laughs, there’s a critical psychological well being ingredient inside the plot as properly. Sitting down with M&F, Rogan explains why significant connections and dealing laborious to not isolate ourselves are important for an extended, happier life —even when that features sharing a beer or two with buddies.
Primarily identified for his comedy, Rogan has taken on his his fair proportion of motion scenes throughout a profession that features enjoying The Inexperienced Hornet and performing most of his personal stunts in Pineapple Categorical, however somewhat than rent a private coach or martial knowledgeable for his function as Will in Platonic, Rogan 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,” Rogan tells M&F of growing the right bewski. “Far exterior my grasp. I may in all probability shoot a gun higher,” he jokes.
Seth Rogan has discovered that bodily well being requires stability 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 taking good care of his well being requires a balanced method somewhat than an unsustainable way of life. “I don’t eat quite a lot of sugar generally,” shares the star. “I believe that, for me, (it’s) one thing that I largely simply discover makes me acquire weight the quickest, if I discover myself consuming dessert rather a lot. However yeah, I believe every little thing sparsely. The older I get, the extra I notice I’ve to usually eat wholesome so I can eat unhealthy each from time to time, 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 buddies 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. Slightly than tease romance nonetheless, it’s camaraderie that they each crave.
Loneliness isn’t the premise for comedy, and but among the moments that these characters share, and the platonic chemistry on show between Rogan and Byrne as they go from one hapless journey to a different, reminds us that human beings are really social creatures. The World Well being Group states that social connections are linked to “improved well being and lowered danger of early demise” and research additionally present that lonely persons are considerably extra prone to undergo with dementia, and from an earlier age too.
Lowering the struggling related to dementia is a topic that could be very near Seth Rogan’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. Rogan could be very a lot conscious of the hyperlink between an absence of significant connections and destructive psychological well being outcomes.
“Particularly in at the moment’s world with know-how, it’s very simple to isolate your self and it’s very simple to really feel such as you’re having type of significant connections with people who actually won’t even be actual individuals,” says the star. “Somebody was simply telling us that somebody they know is actually in a relationship with like an AI chat bot, and so they simply sit of their condo, like chatting with an AI bot all day. And I believe right here’s quite a lot of, like, surrogates for connections on the market nowadays, which can be perhaps simpler in some methods than truly leaving the home and hanging out with individuals and speaking to individuals, however I believe in the end sure, it’s a lot better so that you can be round precise individuals and to truly converse with individuals and to exit on the earth and do issues.”
He provides: “I believe it’s aspirational, in some methods, at the same time as dysfunctional as Will and Sylvia’s friendship is, they actually do quite a lot of stuff collectively, and so they depart a really energetic, engaged life collectively, you realize? And, I believe to me, there’s one thing very enjoyable and thrilling about it.”
Rogan advocates pushing your self exterior of your consolation zone, identical to Will has, to reap the advantages of constructing these significant connections. “I’m fortunate, as a result of my way of life retains me out of the home rather a lot. It retains me doing quite a lot of issues,” he acknowledges. “However I see individuals who very simply can fall into the sample of identical to by no means doing something. And it’s very easy to fall into that. So, I believe you’ve received to purposely pull your self out of it, or gravity will pull you into it, you realize?”
In Platonic, social conditions usually revolve round just a few beers, so what sort of beer would Rogan attain for in actual life? “I don’t like IPAs. Interval. Finish of Story,” he reveals to M&F in a surprising distinction to his character that will have his brewmaster in search of new connections of his personal. “I believe I desire 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 a substitute, “a pleasant golden bigger,” is one thing that Seth Rogan would get pleasure from with buddies… 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.