Platonic relationship: New comedy series explores 40-something friendships
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen in Platonic.
The buddy comedy is a tried-and-tested genre, with countless hilarious examples of what happens when you bring two contrasting personalities together. Usually, though, the main characters in these buddy comedies are of the same gender – predominantly men – and rarely is a male-female friendship played on for laughs.
In Platonic, a new Apple TV+ series starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, the traditions of the genre are flipped on their head as the show sees its comedic stars explore a calamitous friendship.
