Less than one month after the Duffer brothers’ follow-up to Stranger Things premiered on Netflix, it’s already been cancelled.
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The Boroughs will not be getting a season two, according to Deadline, despite strong reviews and currently sitting at No. 8 in the top trending shows on the streaming platform as of June 17.
While the outlet reports that the show, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and executive produced by the Duffer brothers, was considering filming seasons 2 and 3 one after another, it seems those plans dissolved.
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The supernatural mystery series follows a group of retirees including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman, Clarke Peters, and Denis O’Hare, living in a New Mexico retirement community.
The group discovers that something sinister is happening, and must band together to uncover the community’s dark secrets. The show is a blend of science fiction, horror, mystery, humor, and heartfelt drama, with a premise reminiscent of Stranger Things, but centered on older heroes.
Deadline cites “soft ratings” as the reason behind axing the show, but Netflix reports more than 2 million viewers watched it, and those viewers have had largely positive reactions. The show currently has a critic-voted Tomatometer score of an impressive 97%, while fans rated it at a strong 79%. Even Stephen King called it an “absolute delight.”
Many were outraged to hear about the cancellation. “Huge bummer — first season was actually really interesting and unique!” said one X user, while another agreed, “Netflix the king of canceling good shows lfg!!!!”
Some blamed the platform for not doing enough to get the word out about it, with one writing, “I thought it was fantastic but not surprised at all, they did ZERO marketing for it. Told four of my friends it was great after finishing it and none of them had even heard of it.”
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Still, some felt like another season wasn’t necessary. “There wasn’t a cliffhanger really and the storyline concluded. Not sure what they could’ve come up with for S2,” said one fan, while another added, “It was pretty good and they closed the story properly on first season so we are good.”
