{"id":394,"date":"2026-05-21T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:06:01","slug":"the-duffer-brothers-the-boroughs-is-a-captivating-sci-fi-horror-for-the-ages-tv-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"The Duffer Brothers \u2018The Boroughs\u2019 Is a Captivating Sci-Fi Horror For the Ages: TV Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tOlder folks are revered for their wisdom as they\u2019re simultaneously pushed toward the edges of society. It is a conundrum most people don\u2019t begin to consider until they near their own twilight years. In Netflix\u2019s sci-fi horror dramedy, \u201cThe Boroughs,\u201d creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, along with executive producers the Duffer brothers, deliver a delightful, intriguing adventure with some very unexpected heroes at its center. Heartbreaking, funny and endlessly fascinating, \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d is a show that examines loss, pain, time and the trials and tribulations of life during the golden years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=392\">\u2018Drishyam\u2019 Indonesian Remake Stars Real-Life Couple Vino G. Bastian, Marsha Timothy as Rivals (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe eight-episode first season opens on a quiet cul-de-sac in an upscale retirement community, The Boroughs, helmed by CEO, Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich) and his wife Annaenlise (Alice Kremelberg). Grace (Dee Wallace) goes through her nightly routine, eating dinner in front of the TV watching \u201cJeopardy,\u201d and later video calling her husband, Edward (Ed Begley Jr.), who is now living at The Manor, The Boroughs\u2019 long-term care facility. Though everything appears as normal, viewers quickly realize something is amiss.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA couple of months later, grieving widower Sam Cooper (Alfred Molina) arrives in town, driven by his daughter Claire (Jena Malone), son-in-law Neil (Rafael Casal) and two grandchildren. Unfortunately, the lifelong Chicagoan has no interest in setting up shop in the middle of the desert in New Mexico. After all, moving to The Boroughs was his late wife Lily\u2019s (Jane Kaczmarek) idea, and now that she\u2019s gone, Sam has only his agony, anger and disgust. Unable to get out of the contract he and Lily previously signed, the retired engineer finds himself unboxing the fragments of his former life and settling into the home once occupied by Grace.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThough Sam is a card-carrying curmudgeon, his next-door neighbor Jack (Bill Pullman) isn\u2019t deterred from inviting him over for a barbecue. Jack \u2014 and other cul-de-sac dwellers, Wally (Denis O\u2019Hare) a former doctor dying of Stage 4 prostate cancer; married couple, Judy (Alfre Woodard) and Art (Clarke Peters) and the spry and bubbly Renee (Geena Davis) \u2014 welcome Sam with open arms. Deciding his neighbors aren\u2019t his enemy, Sam begrudgingly begins to build a routine at The Boroughs (which mostly consists of him stomping around his home). However, when he witnesses something truly horrific, Sam soon realizes that what\u2019s lurking around the golf courses, swimming pools and diners of The Boroughs is a great deal more than he bargained for.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=390\">Grief Doc \u2018The Last Note\u2019 Acquired by HG Distribution as Fusee Launches Three-Doc Slate at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tMonsters, shootings, crows and a very special liquid all show up in \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d. Yet offering additional clues surrounding the sci-fi element would mean giving away too much of the story\u2019s intricacies. However, what is most compelling about the series is its characters and themes, which anchor the narrative. From their sordid backstories to their day-to-day lives in the retirement community, all the folks Sam encounters have varying perspectives on this chapter. Grief, of course, is also an element here, but it\u2019s not solely the misery of losing a loved one, whether they\u2019ve died or are still living. As Sam explains it, grief also happens in the trauma of getting old while contending with the literal aching of your body breaking down.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs Sam and his motley crew come to understand, despite their lived experiences, so many are willing to cast retirees off as senile or sickly. As a society, we are dismissive of elderly people, and \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d depicts how patronizing and infuriating this can be. Amid all the action-packed moments, the series really drills into why underestimating an entire generation is unlikely to be in anyone\u2019s best interest.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBoasting a fantastic cast that brings this ensemble of intricate characters to life, \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d turns a familiar genre on its head, allowing audiences to consider from a different vantage point the constraints of the human experience, what it means to be fearless and the finality of death. Fascinating and intense, with \u201cThe Boroughs,\u201d viewers will indeed have the time of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=388\">Bruce Springsteen Calls Out Trump, Larry and David Ellison in Colbert\u2019s Second-to-Last \u2018Late Show\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>\u201cThe Boroughs\u201d is now streaming on Netflix.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tThe Duffer Brothers \u2018The Boroughs\u2019 Is a Captivating Sci-Fi Horror For the Ages: TV Review<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Production:<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive producers: Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, The Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt for Upside Down Pictures, Ben Taylor.\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Crew:<\/strong><br \/>\nCreated by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cast:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlfred Molina (Sam), Geena Davis (Renee), Alfre Woodard (Judy), Denis O\u2019Hare (Wally), ClarkePeters (Art), Bill Pullman (Jack), Carlos Miranda (Paz), Jena Malone (Claire), Seth Numrich (Blaine),Alice Kremelberg (Anneliese) Ed Begley Jr. (Edward), Dee Wallace (Grace), Eric Edelstein (Hank), Rafael Casal(Neil), Mousa Hussein Kraish (Dr. McGinnis), Beth Bailey (Kayleigh), Karan Soni (Toby) with JaneKaczmarek (Lilly) and more.\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set in a picturesque retirement community, the series follows the recently widowed Sam who begins to understand something is off with his new home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[419,420,421,25,422],"class_list":["post-394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-alfre-woodard","tag-alfred-molina","tag-geena-davis","tag-netflix","tag-the-boroughs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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