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‘Platonic’, ‘Deaf President Now!’ and more: 5 things to stream

Here's what to watch on the small screen this week

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen in 'Platonic', season 2.
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen in 'Platonic', season 2. (Supplied)

If you have 1 hour

Platonic Season 2 – Apple TV +

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne reunite for the second season of Apple TV’s sharp, entertaining comedy about childhood best buddies Will and Sylvia reunited in adulthood, and their dysfunctional adventures in the world of modern relationships.

If you have 90 minutes

Stolen: Heist of the Century – Netflix

In 2003 a gang of brazen thieves dubbed “The School of Turin” pulled off an audacious heist when they broke into a supposedly impenetrable warehouse in Antwerp’s diamond district. They escaped with hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of gems. They remain at large as do the gems, but the story is one worth telling as director Mark Lewis’s gripping documentary demonstrates.  

If you have 100 minutes

Deaf President Now! - Apple TV+

The story of “the greatest civil rights struggle you’ve never heard of,” directors Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s Emmy-nominated documentary follows the little-known story of what happened at America’s only university for deaf students, Gallaudet. In 1988, in protest against the election of a hearing president above two deaf candidates, angry students revolted and won a significant victory for their rights and recognition.

If you have 100 minutes

Summer of 69 – Disney Plus

Jillian Bell’s smart, retro romantic comedy offers a sex-positive, fresh spin on a tried and tested formula with its story of Abby, a teen looking to impress her crush by learning a new sex position — with a little help from a stripper.

If you have 7 hours

1923 Season 2 – Showmax

Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren return for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe prequel as Jacob and Cara Dutton, the weathered, pioneers struggling to keep their land in the face of challenges from Prohibition, the Great Depression and swift industrial expansion of the West.



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