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Nicholas (Nick) Stoller, who began his career alongside Judd Apatow, was behind two of the most charming and hilarious comedies of the late 2000s and early 2010s: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012). Of all the projects Stoller has led – often in collaboration with his wife, Francesca Delbanco – the TV series Platonic, streaming on Apple TV+ since 2023, is the two films' most faithful successor.

The couple brought together two of their favorite actors on screen, Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, who play Sylvia and Will, childhood friends who reconnect in their 40s after having taken very different paths in life. Sylvia is married to Charlie (Luke Macfarlane) and has set aside her career as a lawyer to raise their three children. Will, on the other hand, is divorced and carefree, aside from running his craft brewery. Fast-forward to season 2: Will is about to get married again, to Jenna (Rachel Rosenbloom), a headstrong business owner, which causes friction with Sylvia, whom Will has asked to help organize his wedding.

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