232 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 72 | 5 | 67 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TMDB reviews * | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Some viewers find the show heartfelt and fun, praising its cast and themes. [1][2][3] Others criticize the ending as predictable and the acting as poor. [4][5] A few reviewers note the show's cultural messaging feels forced. [6]
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I enjoyed this up until the very end. [SPOILERS AHEAD] The final episode got so predictable that it pulled me out of the show. Anneliese stabs Judy and of course they drag her along to the trap house "in case they need a bargaining chip". Then she dies in the same room as Mother and... Why not just have Mother heal her before she dies? By the time we get to this scene, we all know Mother's blood heals. They do some …
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If you're going to watch this show chiefly for sci-fi/action of course you're going to be disappointed. There were so many themes and messages that you'd overlook. This was a really heartwarming story where everyone has their moment to shine, all characters are likeable, and the story focuses on older folks as the heros without making being old the butt of a joke.
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Terrible ham fisted acting. Just an absolute waste of time. Had some score that made it feel like I was watching a Spielberg film, real hopeful music, plus the sci-fi premise seemed roght up my alley, but between the god awful acting and the shitty cgi monster, there wasn't enough to keep me watching. Waste of time.
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Despite the engaging first few episodes, you'll understand by the end that you have watched lame euthanasia commercial in 8 episodes.
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Just finished The Boroughs on Netflix, definitely recommend. Really fun, heartfelt, freaky-ish show.
How this was made: an AI model (deepseek-v4-flash) read 34 of the 200 public posts we collected about this series and wrote the summary, likes and dislikes, citing the posts behind each point ([n] opens the post). A second AI pass checked every statement against the posts it cites; anything it could not match was removed, and code removed any statement with quotation marks, numbers that are not in the posts, or unattributed claims about people. The split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Generated Oct 13, 2026. Method
Critics, per Wikipedia
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 69 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 7.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Boroughs exudes excellence through its wonderfully plotted sci-fi trappings, star-studded cast, heartfelt narrative, and genuine ingenuity; a new classic through-and-through." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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60 of 232 · most liked firstMy new show, THE BOROUGHS, is out now on Netfilx! It’s produced by the Duffer Bros (Stranger Things) and stars Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, and Bill Pullman. Variety calls it: "delightful, heartbreaking, funny and endlessly fascinating." Please watch and smash the like button!
positive · AI labelView post →First look at ‘THE BOROUGHS’, a new series exec produced by The Duffer Brothers • Follows a group at a retirement home who team up to stop a monster who threatens to steal their time • Starring Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard & Bill Pullman • Releasing May 21 on Netflix
neutral · AI labelView post →My review of Netflix's fun, poignant sci-fi series The Boroughs, starring Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, and Denis O'Hare in what's unapologetically a Stranger Things for seniors:
positive · AI labelView post →how do I tell all my fellow spider-man 3 doc ock bitches that they need to watch Alfred Molina as another put-upon engineer in The Boroughs, the netflix show please, please you guys, you have to watch this show, please it's made for US.
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re enjoying THE BOROUGHS on Netflix, please click the 👍👍 button on the show’s “more info” page! Netflix really cares about that, and this wonderful group of nerds would like to bring you another season of our little show.
positive · AI labelView post →Thank you all so much for watching THE BOROUGHS. You made us the number one streaming show of last week! Please keep watching and telling all your friends! With a little luck, we can hopefully get cracking on season two soon! ❤️
positive · AI labelView post →Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers are back with a brand new series: THE BOROUGHS. On Netflix May 21. In a retirement community, a newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew to uncover a dark secret.
neutral · AI labelView post →On the one hand, it did feel like The Boroughs had successfully told its story and might struggle to reinvent itself for a second season. On the other, I really enjoyed watching these actors play these characters. www.whatsalanwatching.com/review-the-b...
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨 EXCITING NEWS KLAXON 🚨 My first book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON, based on my London Borough maps series and co-written with the amazing @mattfromlondon.bsky.social, is published by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social in October! 🥳 🛒 UK customers can preorder from: www.batsfordbooks.com/book/the-bor... 1/5 🧵⬇️
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix and the Duffer Brothers are reteaming for new supernatural mystery series THE BOROUGHS, which just added six new cast additions that include horror stalwart Dee Wallace and more: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/384559...
neutral · AI labelView post →okay but like, The Boroughs is one of the best tv series of the year but what the fuck? the soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard for a tv series in my life? it had no reason to go this james horner levels of crazy, please just listen to this my god youtu.be/0Il-4RsoIwM?...
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Boroughs 📺🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix series THE BOROUGHS from executive producers the Duffer Brothers will premiere May 21. In the supernatural mystery series... At a retirement community, a newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret.
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven’t seen The Boroughs, but seeing both Con and David comments brings up old emotions. No one knows what it’s like to have a beloved show canceled better than them. 😢
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm watching him in The Boroughs right now. Everyone who was playing a youngish adult in films when I was a kid is now living in Alfred's retirement home in this show.
neutral · AI labelView post →Workout Day 1483: The coziest yoga night! Watching this new show The Boroughs and did yoga. 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →The trailer for my new show THE BOROUGHS is out! Produced by The Duffer Bros. and starring Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, and Alfre Woodard, the show drops on Netflix on May 21st!
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished The Boroughs on Netflix, definitely recommend. Really fun, heartfelt, freaky-ish show.
positive · AI labelView post →From executive producers the Duffer Brothers, Netflix series THE BOROUGHS premieres May 21. Watch the new trailer. A band of retirement community misfits must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.
neutral · AI labelView post →TRAILER ALERT! My new show, THE BOROUGHS -- produced by The Duffer Bros. and starring Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, and Bill Pullman -- just dropped its full trailer! Check it out below. And watch the show on Netflix on May 21st!
positive · AI labelView post →This was a response to watching Alfred Molina in the show The Boroughs. I feel this is necessary context because I want more people to watch this show lol
positive · AI labelView post →I just started watching The Boroughs on Netflix, and im digging to so far. Its got a Spielbergian vibe, and right off the bat establishes a monster. And the cast? Chefs kiss!
positive · AI labelView post →Full 2025-26 Nielsen season multiplatform 35-day ratings show THE BOROUGHS notched 12 million viewers in the U.S. That makes it Netflix’s most-watched new, continuing series of the season. (BEAST IN ME was a miniseries.) So of course, Netflix quickly canceled THE BOROUGHS.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE BOROUGHS has been cancelled. After just one season, Netflix has pulled the plug on the sci-fi/horror series from producers the Duffer Brothers. In the series, retirement community misfits must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.
neutral · AI labelView post →WTF? This is one of the best new series this year. But hey, it's Netflix. 🙄 RIP ‘The Boroughs,’ Which Netflix Just Canceled After One Season gizmodo.com/rip-the-boro...
positive · AI labelView post →On the subject of The Boroughs, I’d still really recommend it. In my opinion the season is a complete story and not in need of a second season. Which is another slightly tangential point I would make: sometimes a really good standalone series is all you need. Not everything has to have 5 seasons!
positive · AI labelView post →Finished watching the Boroughs. Was intrigued with the first 2/3 - solid premise, nice drip-feed and creepy suspense - only to have it kind of fall apart in the last 1/3 as it turned into a different kind of show, like it was written by someone else completely, and too many things left unexplained.
neutral · AI labelView post →Why, yes, we DO want to watch a show about a group of retirees who try to steal time, thank you. Netflix's The Boroughs casts Alfred Molina, Rafael Casal, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Geena Davis, Denis O’Hare, and a whole lot more: reactormag.com/the-boroughs...
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: All RIGHT already Netflix, we'll watch it. Fuck. #TheBoroughs #GetHighWatchAlfredMolinaChewScenery
positive · AI labelView post →I just started watching "The Boroughs" on Netflix. If they don't give Alfred Molina an Emmy for this series, I won't understand what's wrong with them.
positive · AI labelView post →God, Netflix sucks *so fucking much*. I'm watching it do the screensaver thing where it shows me other things to watch, and I see something called "The Boroughs". I look it up, and it's already cancelled! Go fuck yourself, Netflix, all you're good for is the streaming equivalent of mailed DVDs
negative · AI labelView post →Netflix Cancels the Duffer Brothers Series ‘The Boroughs’ After One Season www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/n... This is why “viewing” data that gets released is pretty worthless. There are other metrics to that streamers deem more important (and never make public) when making decisions! 👇👇👇
neutral · AI labelView post →Completely misspelled "The Boroughs" in my post. 🤦♀️😆 Also, the series is on Netflix.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Boroughs is REALLY good. It's exciting and relatable, with fantastic effects! With a stacked cast that all show up and show out, it's a sci-fi story in an old folks community about grief, aging, confronting death an accepting your life. Very much worth your time. My review:
positive · AI labelView post →Red Carpet Rundown: The cast of THE BOROUGHS came out for the series premiere to show the youngs how it's done tomandlorenzo.com/2026/05/red-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Same, Ms. Davis. Same. ... Geena Davis Is ‘Terribly Disappointed’ That Netflix Canceled ‘The Boroughs’ gizmodo.com/geena-davis-...
neutral · AI labelView post →‘The Boroughs’ Star Has No Idea Why Netflix Cancelled The Hit Show www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix's upcoming sci-fi mystery series The Boroughs, produced by The Duffer Brothers, has set a release date and revealed first-look photos of its starry cast — including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, and Clarke Peters. See more: www.empireonline.com/tv/news/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Like everyone, I’ve long loved Alfre Woodard playing badasses but episode three of THE BOROUGHS gives her an achingly vulnerable monologue and she is beautiful. It’s the little moments that are making this show work over the monster stuff 💙
positive · AI labelView post →Trailer and first-look images for Netflix's #TheBoroughs, starring Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Geena Davis & Bill Pullman, from the creators of #StrangerThings tomandlorenzo.com/2026/04/snea...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just started The Boroughs and I'm hooked. Only three episodes in but the cast is phenomenal, the Twilight Zone feel is great, and the commentary on aging is absolutely necessary. Excited to see where this goes!
positive · AI labelView post →Everyone: The Boroughs is a great series! Chemists: they got that from an HPLC machine?
neutral · AI labelView post →Started watching The Boroughs on Netflix. Filmed in New Mexico! Another Duffer Brother series. Diversion time.
neutral · AI labelView post →The single most annoying thing about watching The Boroughs was seeing Geena Davis' stretched out face like she was still cosplaying that face stretch scene in Beetlejuice. She couldn't even pronounce her lines properly. My goodness, people need to age with grace.
negative · AI labelView post →Exactly. Why waste my time on a show with only season? I watched one episode of The Boroughs because I saw they cancel it. It was trending in the most watched. ????
negative · AI labelView post →Geena Davis reacts to Netflix canceling ‘THE BOROUGHS’. "Honestly, I don’t know what happened. I think it’s probably rare for a show to not get picked up and to have it announced that it’s not being picked up while it’s still in the top 10." (via ScreenRant) #TheBoroughs #Netflix #GeenaDavis
neutral · AI labelView post →I started watching The Boroughs last night, and now I'm halfway done. Terrific show so far! Lots of mystery and a great cast of characters 😌 There's some predictability so far about certain things, but I hope I'm wrong about them at the end. I can see this show surprising me 🙏 Have a good one! 💜
positive · AI labelView post →I reviewed Netflix's fun new The Boroughs, a Stranger Things for seniors with a stacked cast:
positive · AI labelView post →‘The Boroughs’ Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Passes ‘Stranger Things’ www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched the first 4 episodes of the Netflix series, "The Boroughs". Love it! Witty and creepy. Produced by the creators of Stranger Things.
positive · AI labelView post →A new show from the Duffer Brothers? Sign me up! THE BOROUGHS On Netflix May 21.
neutral · AI labelView post →A couple of episodes of The Boroughs left to watch on Netflix From the makers of Stranger Things and very similar premise but present day and older. Great cast and strong start, but as with ST, I'm more interested in the characters than the Sci-fi/horror plot www.imdb.com/title/tt2755...
neutral · AI labelView post →Geena Davis in The Boroughs is legendary. The whole show slaps, just like S1 of Stranger Things. I stg if they fuck this up.
positive · AI labelView post →I binged all of The Boroughs with my girlfriend yesterday and it’s good! The vibes feel similar to Stranger Things but set in the present with a group of adults in a retirement community uncovering a monstrous secret. Fun, funny, and home to a great cast of characters.
positive · AI labelView post →This new Netflix show 'The Boroughs' is like 'Stranger Things' but with boomer retirees living in some fictional version of The Villages, if The Villages was in New Mexico.
neutral · AI labelView post →ICYMI last week: my first book The Boroughs of London, based on my series of London Borough maps and co-written with Matt Brown, is coming out in October and is now available to preorder*! 🤗 www.batsfordbooks.com/book/the-bor...
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix certainly knew how many people watched "The Boroughs" before canceling it, but the lag time for Nielsen's streaming ratings makes the timing of this one look pretty hinky.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Boroughs on Netflix is a mindfuck of a show. Not bad though.
neutral · AI labelView post →I wrote about The Boroughs, which has a dream cast of 70something character actors, and almost no idea what to do with them.
negative · AI labelView post →Just finished The Boroughs. What a fantastic series. Great story. Compelling characters. Terrific actors (I mean, look at that cast list). Lots of great old people music. Often funny. Sometimes touching. Definitely makes you think about who the real monsters are. Check this one out. #tvsky 📺
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