The Boroughs (Netflix)

[Brian in Mesa]

Netflix Orders ‘The Boroughs’ Sci-Fi Series Via The Duffer Brothers’ Upside Down Pictures From Creators Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews​

Netflix Orders ‘The Boroughs’ Sci-Fi Series Via The Duffer Brothers’ Upside Down Pictures From Creators Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews

Netflix has given a series order to a new supernatural mystery from executive producers Matt and Ross Duffer titled The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. The eight-episode dram…

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Netflix has given a series order to a new supernatural mystery from executive producers Matt and Ross Duffer titled The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.

The eight-episode drama is set in a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, where a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers will executive produce with Hilary Leavitt via their Netflix-based production banner Upside Down Pictures. Addiss and Matthews, who developed The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix, will serve as showrunners and executive producers.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

watching this now - it's stranger things for older people - it's good but should be called older things

 

[SpokaneCardfan]

watching this now - it's stranger things for older people - it's good but should be called older things

Good to hear, I have been looking forward for this to come out.

 

[Russ Smith]

Just started it, definitely for the older crowd but I guess that's me now.

So far it's ok

 

[cardncubfan]

It's been great so far through 5 episodes.

 

[Russ Smith]

I have to say I can't believe Geena Davis is 70 she doesn't even look 60.

 

[Rivercard]

Started interesting and died a death of stupid at the end. Geena Davis was fun.

 

[Finito]

This was a really fun watch start to finish

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Canceled after 1 season

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Canceled after 1 season

Ugh.

Why Was ‘The Boroughs’ Cancelled? Inside Netflix’s Shocking Cancellation Decision

The Duffer Brothers’ post-‘Stranger Things’ adult series was shockingly dismissed by Netflix after just one season.

hollywoodlife.com

During a previous interview with IGN, showrunner Jeffrey Addiss pointed out their plan to continue for at least three seasons.

“We have a very specific three-season plan, and we think we know the last shot of the last scene of the last episode,” Addiss said in May 2026. “How we get there might change a little, but we have the answers to all the questions, and a plan of how and when to answer those. We wanted season 1 to feel emotionally complete, but leave some questions unanswered. We really wanted [you] to feel like you got a full story, in case that’s all we get. If it’s a success, we’d like to tell you a bit more about what’s going on.”

 

[Cheesebeef]

this show must have cost a fortune for it to get canceled after 1 season, while consistently being in the top 10 on their most watched shows.

 

[Chaplin]

Don't rule out Netflix reacting to what is happening in the industry. They've been shedding studio content for years as they continue to create new streaming platforms. And if Fox does buy Roku, then we're going to see something else altogether.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

this show must have cost a fortune for it to get canceled after 1 season, while consistently being in the top 10 on their most watched shows.

Apparently, it was very expensive.

 

[JerkFace]

Canceled after 1 season

At least the first season wrapped up pretty nicely as a stand alone season.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Reported that it cost minimum $10M/episode.

 

[oaken1]

first episode was bizarre... but I feel for dude

 

[oaken1]

Im 4 episodes in... I keep hearing "its Stranger Things for adults"
no..no it is not.

It is "Cocoon" for GenX is what it is

 

[oaken1]

okay...just watched episode 5..

yeah so...it aint cocoon either...

Im enjoying the show... but so many parts of it tickle my brain that I have already seen it...Im thinking its just a mish mash of tropes from a half dozen hit movies or TV series from the last twenty years or so..

 

[Rivercard]

Canceled after 1 season

I probably wouldn't have invested the time to watch a second season to be honest.