Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGeena Davis stars in The Boroughs (COURTESY OF NETFLIX)Netflix has cancelled The Boroughs, a sci-fi drama executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, after just one season, less than a month after its debut. The series, starring Alfred Molina and Geena Davis, followed “a crew of unlikely heroes [who] must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time”.Despite receiving generally positive reviews and a 97 per cent critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its viewing figures reportedly fell short of expectations. According to Deadline, who first reported the cancellation, Netflix has decided not to go ahead with a second season, despite prior conversations about renewing the series. This cancellation follows a pattern of Netflix axing big-budget genre series, even those with strong critical reception and fan support.In fullNetflix pulls plug on Duffer Brothers’ The Boroughs despite plans for season twoThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Netflix cancels The Boroughs after just one season
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGeena Davis stars in The Boroughs (COURTESY OF NETFLIX)Netflix has cancelled The Boroughs, a sci-fi drama executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, after just one season, less than a month after its debut. The series, starring Alfred Molina and Geena Davis, followed “a crew of unlikely heroes [who] must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time”.Despite receiving generally positive reviews and a 97 per cent critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its viewing figures reportedly fell short of expectations. According to Deadline, who first reported the cancellation, Netflix has decided not to go ahead with a second season, despite prior conversations about renewing the series. This cancellation follows a pattern of Netflix axing big-budget genre series, even those with strong critical reception and fan support.In fullNetflix pulls plug on Duffer Brothers’ The Boroughs despite plans for season twoThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
