{"id":2464937,"date":"2026-06-18T05:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2464937"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:41:20","slug":"netflix-cancels-the-duffer-brothers-produced-the-boroughs-after-1-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-cancels-the-duffer-brothers-produced-the-boroughs-after-1-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix cancels the Duffer Brothers-produced \u201cThe Boroughs \u201dafter 1 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netflix has canceled <em>The Boroughs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sci-fi series premiered last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The creators previously shared that they had a &#8220;three-season plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netflix has retired <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-boroughs-trailer-stranger-things-comparisons-3-season-plan-exclusive-11948199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Boroughs;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Boroughs&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Boroughs<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Less than a month after premiering, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/author\/the-duffer-brothers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ross and Matt Duffer;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ross and Matt Duffer&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ross and Matt Duffer<\/a>-produced sci-fi series has been canceled, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, <em>The Boroughs<\/em> followed a group of older misfits at a retirement community who become entangled in an otherworldly mystery lurking beneath them. The esteemed cast included Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O&#8217;Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, and Geena Davis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Denis O&#8217;Hare and Geena Davis on &#8216;The Boroughs&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Courtesy of Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Addiss previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-boroughs-trailer-stranger-things-comparisons-3-season-plan-exclusive-11948199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:revealed to EW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;revealed to EW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">revealed to EW<\/a> that he and his team had &#8220;a three-season plan with ideas about spinoffs after that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We learned a hard lesson on <em>Dark Crystal<\/em>: Don&#8217;t end on a cliffhanger,&#8221; Addiss said, referring to his last Netflix show&#8217;s cancellation after an Emmy-winning first season. &#8220;So the end of the season [of <em>The Boroughs<\/em>] is an emotional wrap-up but opens a door and hints at where we wanna go in the next season \u2014 and even a little bit into the season after that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately that door will never be walked through, but Addiss and Matthews answered all of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-boroughs-ending-explained-creators-address-mother-time-season-2-11982555\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW's burning questions;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW&#8217;s burning questions<\/a> about the now series finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Boroughs<\/em> was the fourth show from the Duffer Brothers to air on Netflix in the last few months, between the end of<em> Stranger Things<\/em> and the premieres of <em>Stranger Things: Tales From &#8217;85<\/em>, <em>Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen<\/em>, and <em>The Boroughs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> signed off, <em>Something Very Bad<\/em> was a limited series, and <em>The Boroughs<\/em> has been canceled, and so <em>Tales From &#8217;85<\/em> is the only one remaining, with the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things-tales-from-85-scores-quick-season-2-renewal-11960839\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:second season;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;second season&quot;}\" class=\"link \">second season<\/a> coming later this year. But it&#8217;s fair to wonder how many more Duffer projects will be on Netflix, considering the duo is headed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/duffer-brothers-paramount-movie-release-date-1236956427\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Paramount to make movies;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paramount to make movies&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Paramount to make movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/the-boroughs-the-duffer-brothers-series-canceled-netflix-1236958579\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Deadline;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Deadline&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a> first reported the news of <em>The Boroughs<\/em>&#8216; cancellation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/netflix-cancels-the-duffer-brothers-produced-the-boroughs-after-1-season-12001379\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Netflix has canceled The Boroughs. The sci-fi series premiered last month. The creators previously shared that they had a &#8220;three-season plan.&#8221; Netflix has retired The Boroughs. Less than a month after premiering, the Ross and Matt Duffer-produced sci-fi series has been canceled, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2464938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[363936,380403,477321,407181,349165,484864,23191],"class_list":["post-2464937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alfred-molina","tag-bill-pullman","tag-boroughs","tag-clarke-peters","tag-geena-davis","tag-jeffrey-addiss","tag-netflix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Netflix-cancels-the-Duffer-Brothers-produced-The-Boroughs-after-1-season.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464939,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464937\/revisions\/2464939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}