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Season 1 – The Boroughs

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In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have, time.

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The Boroughs — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Linda Holmes Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) 10h
Because I found the characters so compelling, it did ultimately kind of hang together for me in that way. Go to Full Review Roxana Hadadi New York Magazine/Vulture 16h
The Boroughs’s ensemble cast is so experienced and gives the characters such depth that the series’ hokier creature-feature ideas become tolerable and its larger considerations about what the purpose of life is as we near its end feel momentous. Go to Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 18h
3.5/4
Molina gives a touching performance in this buffet that addresses how society mistreats its older population, and does it through horror, comedy and romance. Go to Full Review Glen Weldon Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) 10h
What this show understands is that in life, there is a bell curve. And as humans age, they start getting ignored again and start getting disbelieved again. So it's a great setting. Go to Full Review Andrew Webster The Verge 11h
The Boroughs feels so much like an ’80s movie that it probably would’ve been just fine at a tight 90 minutes, but I’m not going to complain about having more time to spend with these folks. Go to Full Review Fran Chico Fotogramas 11h
4/5
...everything that happens on screen intelligently serves a purpose, and the characters come together and separate organically, not through forced plot twists. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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GP L. @gdawg67 4h Lazy writing, cringey at times but entertaining See more Mark J. @MJinSantaFe 7h If you smashed Cocoon and Stranger Things together. See more Beau P @RT10118834 8h Seriously stop giving this 5 Stars. See more Salem K @SH_94 9h It'd be hard to make something bad with that cast. The story itself is pretty consistently great, everyone has good chemistry, there's no bad performances, and it was overall an enjoyable watch. See more Joyce E. @RT74373523 14h Enjoyed. I'm glad they didn't leave us hanging like Stranger Things over too many years, but I joked that if they did, the characters would have died since old compared to kids growing up in Stranger Things. Liked the sentimental part of how aging and losing your spouse you love and mom like Sam and his daughter did is something all of us will face and how even Mom understood that. Love the Thunder Road lyrics used to show this. Also, there is some funny craziness scenes. See more Bernard D @BernardBuckeye 15h Other than '80s nostalgia, wife and I didn't enjoy Stranger Things and bailed after a few seasons so we went in skeptical. That said, we are enjoying The Boroughs through 3 episodes. It has a Spielberg quality to it. See more Read all reviews
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Bill Pullman

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Jena Malone

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Alfred Molina

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Geena Davis

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Clarke Peters

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Alfre Woodard

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 21, 2026 Welcome to the Boroughs When grieving widower Sam Cooper reluctantly moves to a desert retirement community, he discovers something is lurking beneath its perfect surface. Details Episode 2 Aired May 21, 2026 The Mourning After Still reeling, Sam seeks answers close to home; Renee gets a break in the case of the missing minerals; Judy and Wally face up to painful realities. Details Episode 3 Aired May 21, 2026 A Pyramid Sam and Wally decide to take a risk; Renee and Paz's investigation brings them closer together; Art seeks answers in the desert. Details Episode 4 Aired May 21, 2026 Forbidden Fruit Art savors the fruits of his explorations; Blaine warns Sam that curiosity comes with consequences; Renee makes a shocking discovery. Details Episode 5 Aired May 21, 2026 Another Beautiful Day Sam, Judy and Wally uncover a new side of the Boroughs; Renee and Paz go on a road trip; Blaine tries to convince Claire to take action. Details Episode 6 Aired May 21, 2026 The Grey Rebellion With the entire gang under Blaine's thumb, Sam desperately seeks a way out; Art and Judy hit a breaking point; Wally gets a taste of a new life. Details Episode 7 Aired May 21, 2026 Time to Go As the anniversary party approaches, Anneliese reveals a painful secret; the gang gets in gear for a high-stakes rescue mission at the Manor. Details Episode 8 Aired May 21, 2026 Triple Audible With Blaine and Anneliese desperate to capture Mother, Sam and his friends put it all on the line to save their neighbors and set things right. Details
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Season Info

Director
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 21, 2026