Netflix has canceled “The Boroughs” — a Duffer brothers-produced sci-fi drama about a mysterious retirement community — after one season. The move further severs the streamer’s ties with the brothers, the creators of “Stranger Things,” following the end of that blockbuster series in December.
“The Boroughs” featured a star-studded cast, with Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman, and was well reviewed by critics. It followed a recent widower (Molina) who teams up with fellow retirees to thwart a supernatural threat behind their titular, picturesque residence.
In a review in The New York Times, Mike Hale said the series — nicknamed “Old Stranger Things” by fans — effectively “exploits the comic and sentimental possibilities of putting older baby boomers into action, and jeopardy.”
A representative for Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The end of the series at Netflix leaves just one title at the streamer produced by the Duffers: the animated spinoff “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.” The brothers, Matt and Ross, who are twins, announced a deal last August to develop new series and films at Paramount in a coup by the studio and its new owner, David Ellison.
“Stranger Things,” which aired for five seasons beginning in 2016, is Netflix’s most watched series of all time, with more than 1.2 billion cumulative views as of December. In addition to the animated offshoot, the brothers also produced the limited horror series “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen,” which aired for one season, in March.
On Monday, Paramount announced that its first Duffer brothers project, a yet-untitled feature film, will be released on Nov. 3, 2028.
