Does anyone else think it’s a little quiet out there? And it’s not just because the writers are on strike. After a few years of almost too much television to watch, especially around Emmy deadline season, the first half of 2023 has been relatively… quiet. Part of it is the decline of one-time critical darlings from the peak of the TV mountain with new seasons of “Yellowjackets” and “Ted Lasso” falling short of viewer expectations.

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Apple TV+’s latest half-hour comedy “Platonic” is a joyous reunion of “Neighbors” stars Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, and that film’s director Nicholas Stoller, in another project that features two people questioning where they’ve ended up in ordinary lives. It works mainly through the power of its casting because Byrne and Rogen have an obvious comedic chemistry, translating what feels like real friendship into something that can be seen on-screen.

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May is yet another big month for new releases (not to mention finales as we excitedly await the end of “Barry” and “Succession” on the same night.) HBO might not yet have another surefire hit on its hands to emulate the success of the aforementioned two, but they have plenty of miniseries and comedy favorites. Elsewhere the world of “Bridgerton” continues its reign with a new spinoff series, just one of two Netflix series spinoffs with “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” getting similar treatment with “XO, Kitty.” 

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Apple TV+ has a number of highly anticipated series coming out — as the streamer also contends with the nearing ending of “Ted Lasso” — with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne teaming up again and Rebecca Ferguson making a strong impression on this week’s release of “Silo.” Elsewhere, we’re getting the return of fan favorites such as Hulu’s “The Great” and Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave.” 

“White House Plumbers”
Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domnhall Gleeson, and Lena Heady star in HBO’s “White House Plumbers” from director David Mandel.

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On paper, the comedic pairing of Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne shouldn’t work nearly as well as it does. However, as was proven in the two “Neighbors” films, these two have incredible chemistry and comedic timing with each other. Apple TV+ is hoping that continues in the new show, “Platonic.”

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As seen in the trailer, “Platonic” tells the story of two estranged friends (Rogen and Byrne) who reconnect after years apart when one of them files for divorce from their spouse.

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Rose Byrne already has one hit show with Apple TV+ in “Physical,” a dark comedy about a woman’s journey of self-discovery through the rise of the aerobics craze in 1980s San Diego. So will lightning strike twice with “Platonic“? That’s the title of Byrne’s new series coming to the streamer with Spring with co-star Seth Rogen.

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According to Deadline, “Platonic” follows a pair of former best friends who reconnect as they approach midlife after a long rift.

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Two years ago, Bob Iger pointed to the rafters and said, the future of our business is on streaming and Disney+. By then, everyone had a streaming service or one in the works, and it ushered in the age of #TooMuchContent. However, as we know, after the Wall Street Netflix crash of April 2022, which impacted the entire industry as the stock market totally reevaluated the worth of all streaming services, things are changing.

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While the streaming service might not be as popular as the company hoped, you can’t help but give Apple credit for spending large sums of money to fill its Apple TV+ platform with A-list talent. And the latest example of that is the upcoming comedy series, “Platonic.”

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According to Variety, “Platonic” is the latest series that Apple TV+ has in development, as the streaming service hopes to attract new subscribers with huge names.

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