Netflix Cancels Sci-Fi Series THE BOROUGHS After Its First Season
Netflix has announced that they are canceling the sci-fi series The Boroughs after only one season at the streamer.
The show, which was executive produced by the Stranger Things creators, the Duffer brothers, debuted in May, just after the December end of the Duffers’ first beloved series. It was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.
The Boroughs starred Alfred Molina and Alfre Woodard and followed a group of unlikely heroes at a retirement community who must “band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have … time,” according to the logline.
It also starred Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Carlos Miranda, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich, Alice Kremelberg and Geena Davis.
The writers of the show had planned for a three-season arc, and a Season 2 writers’ room had even opened prior to the cancellation. The Boroughs attracted a sizable audience on Netflix, drawing nearly 19 million views in its first 18 days on the streaming service.
But the sci-fi show, complete with the special effects necessary to sell a paranormal threat, also carried a hefty price tag, which can factor heavily into the decision of whether to renew or cancel a series.
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via: Variety