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Why Netflix Canceled ‘The Boroughs’ (Exclusive)
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Why Netflix Canceled ‘The Boroughs’ (Exclusive)

The Hollywood Reporter·Anthony Maglio·3 months ago
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It’s not every day that a hit TV show gets canceled while it’s on the streaming ratings charts , but that’s exactly what happened with the Duffer Brothers ‘ Netflix series The Boroughs . On Wednesday, news broke that Netflix has dropped the axe on the sci-fi series less than one month after its release (and with mere days left in Emmy voting). The Boroughs had a strong cast — Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman — and even stronger producers in Matt and Ross Duffer, the Upside Down Pictures guys behind Netflix’s Stranger Things . (The series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews of Off Franklin Productions.) The Boroughs also super-served an overlooked demographic — especially for streaming — senior citizens. ( The Boroughs definitely had Cocoon vibes.) But the weirdest part of all of this is: The Boroughs worked. In its first four days, The Boroughs was second place on Netflix’s top 10 English-language TV chart with 5.6 million views.…

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