The Boroughs (2026)
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 21 May 2026 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery |
| Created by | Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews |
| Starring | Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard and Denis O'Hare |
| Seasons | 1 season, 8 episodes |
| Episode length | about 47 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 6 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.2/10 |
Where to watch The Boroughs
The Boroughs is streaming on Netflix ($19.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $19.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
The Boroughs is a 2026 sci-fi mystery about a luxury retirement community in the New Mexico desert where the staff is suspiciously cheerful. It runs 8 episodes, each 47 minutes long, totaling roughly 6 hours of watch time. Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, the series follows Sam Cooper, Judy Daniels, and Wally Baker as they uncover a subterranean conspiracy involving a supernatural entity that steals youth. The tone is dry, blending mundane senior living frustrations with cosmic horror. It is a tight, contained mystery where the threat is existential but the setting is a gated community with a nice pool.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes counts 97% positive reviews, based on 69 ratings. The average score sits at 7.3 out of 10. The consensus calls the show "a new classic through-and-through." That is a strong claim for a series that leans on sci-fi trappings and a star-studded cast. The critics seem to agree on the plotting, at least. Metacritic lands on 71 out of 100, based on 28 critics. That is a generally favorable score, which is what you get when you ask a lot of people to be polite. The numbers suggest the show worked, even if the word "classic" feels a bit large for the lift.
How it did with audiences
The box office data is empty, so we rely on the numbers that actually exist. TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10. That is a solid, unremarkable score. It suggests the show did its job without breaking any rules or collecting any receipts. Audiences watched, they rated, and they moved on to the next thing.
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Sources
- The Boroughs on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q131538168 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Boroughs” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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