The Duffer Brothers Leave The Midwest For New Mexico With ‘The Boroughs’

The Duffer Brothers, most known for their work on Netflix’s Stranger Things, have left the Midwest for the Southwest. In their new Netflix Original series, The Boroughs, the duo is heading to New Mexico as executive producers. But for anyone let down by the finale, don’t worry, they aren’t the showrunners. 

A new supernatural series, The Boroughs, will be eight episodes long, and it comes from creators and showrunners Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance). But while you may not be super familiar with the creators, you probably know more than a couple of actors on the casting list, with Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, and Alfre Woodard making up three of the primary cast.

“From the beginning, we knew we wanted The Boroughs to feel equal parts scary, mysterious, exciting, and emotional,” Addiss and Matthews told TUDUM, Netflix’s blog, which features interviews and announcements. “The challenge was to create a world that could hold all of these different tones at once. Which is why it was so fun to work with the Duffer Brothers — the masters of balancing heart and horror.”

What is The Boroughs about?

Nursing home supernatural is the best way to describe The Boroughs based on what we know so far.

The official synopsis shared by Netflix is:

In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their “golden years” are more dangerous and more formidable than anyone expects.

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The Boroughs Cast

• Alfred Molina as Sam (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Three Pines)
• Geena Davis as Renee (Thelma and Louise, A League of Their Own) 
• Alfre Woodard as Judy (Clemency, Salem’s Lot)
• Denis O’Hare as Wally (American Horror Story, This Is Us) 
• Clarke Peters as Art (The Wire, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
• Bill Pullman as Jack (The Sinner, Independence Day)
• Jena Malone as Claire (Love Lies Bleeding, The Hunger Games)
• Carlos Miranda as Paz  (Station 19, Vida)
• Seth Numrich as Blaine (Under the Banner of Heaven, Turn) 
• Alice Kremelberg as Anneliese (The Sinner, Renegade Nell) 
• Rafael Casal as Neil (Loki, Blindspotting)
• Dee Wallace as Grace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Cujo)
• Ed Begley Jr. as Edward (Young Sheldon, Better Call Saul) 
• Jane Kaczmarek as Lilly (Malcolm in the Middle, The Changeling) 
• Eric Edelstein as Hank (Twin Peaks: The Return, Minx) 
• Mousa Hussein Kraish as Dr. McGinnis (American Gods, Your Lucky Day)
• Beth Bailey as Kayleigh (Outer Range, Manhattan, The Harder They Fall)

What is the release date?

All eight episodes of the series are set to release exclusively on Netflix on May 21, 2026.