The Boroughs

***The Boroughs*** is an upcoming American supernatural mystery television series created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews for Netflix. It is currently produced by Upside Down Pictures, being distributed by Netflix.

## Content

### Seasons

#### Season 1

##### Premise

Set in a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.

##### Plot Summary

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## Production

*See also: Category: Production and Season 1#Production.*
### Conception

Following the record-breaking release of the two final episodes of *Stranger Things*’ Season 4, creators Matt & Ross Duffer formed Upside Down Pictures and recommitted to Netflix with several new projects. Borrowing the company name from their juggernaut series, The Duffers will continue to lean into the formula that has been a propulsive force in *Stranger Things* and said the new company will be guided by the goal to create the kind of stories that inspired them growing up, “stories that take place at that beautiful crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, where big spectacle co-exists with intimate character work, where heart wins out over cynicism.” The Duffers and Netflix have expanded their slate of projects for the future, which included an original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, cretors of *Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*.

### Development

On April 20, 2023, Netflix had given a series order to a new supernatural mystery from executive producers Matt and Ross Duffer titled *The Boroughs*, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. *Stranger Things* creators the Duffer Brothers will executive produce with Hilary Leavitt via their Netflix-based production banner Upside Down Pictures. Addiss and Matthews, who developed *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* for Netflix, will serve as showrunners and executive producers. In May 2023, Netflix filed for a trademark on *The Boroughs*.

## Trivia

* The series was announced on April 20, 2023.
* The heroes in *The Boroughs* have a few more years on the kids from *Stranger Things*, but they are a similarly lovable bunch of misfits, that journeys on an adventure that is at turns scary, funny, and deeply touching.
* The series serves as the second greenlight for the Duffers via Upside Down Pictures, following the expansion of the *Stranger Things* universe with an untitled animated series.
* Though *Stranger Things* and *The Boroughs* aren't connected, TUDUM referenced Vecna, the main villain in the penultimate season of *Stranger Things* by stating, "While The Boroughs heroes may not have much time, Vecna will make sure the clocks keep on ticking."

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Netflix Orders ‘The Boroughs’ Sci-Fi Series Via The Duffer Brothers’ Upside Down Pictures From Creators Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews
2. ↑ Duffer Brothers Launch Netflix Shingle Upside Down Pictures; ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff & Stephen Daldry-Helmed Stage Play Coming Along With Manga ‘Death Note’ & Stephen King/Peter Straub ‘The Talisman’ Series
3. ↑ THE BOROUGHS
4. ↑ The Duffer Brothers Are Heading to ‘The Boroughs’ in a New Sci-Fi Series