June 17, 2026

It is being reported by Deadline that The Boroughs has been cancelled by Netflix after one season. The news comes less than a month after the sci-fi drama released its freshman run.

The news is somewhat unexpected, as the series includes Stranger Things' The Duffer Brothers as two of its executive producers and had come to be known as 'Stranger Things with seniors.' And while it was relatively well-received by critics and viewers, it ultimately failed to draw a sizeable audience.

Set in a seemingly perfect retirement community, the series follows a grieving newcomer who has a monstrous encounter that inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their "golden years" are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects.