by Alex Billington
April 13, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Nothing’s impossible now…” Whoa! Hello! What do we have here? Netflix has revealed the first look teaser trailer for the new mysterious sci-fi adventure fantasy series called The Boroughs, executive produced by The Duffer Brothers of Stranger Things. The Burbs meets Stranger Things meets The Twilight Zone. In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a funky crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their “golden years” are more dangerous than anyone expects. They discover something freaky is hiding under all the cul-de-sacs. Alfred Molina stars as Sam – dismissed by the powers that be as another confused old man, Sam finds unlikely allies in a band of neighborhood misfits: a sharp-witted former journalist, a spiritual seeker, a cynical music manager, and a brilliant doctor running out of options. Featuring Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman, Clarke Peters, and Denis O’Hare, along with Carlos Miranda, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich, Alice Kremelberg. This group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have – time. Shot in New Mexico. This looks rad! Check it out.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Addiss & Matthews’ series The Boroughs, from Netflix’s YouTube:
“From the beginning, we knew we wanted The Boroughs to feel equal parts scary, mysterious, exciting and emotional. The challenge was to create a world that could hold all of these different tones at once. Which is why it was so fun to work with the Duffer Brothers — the masters of balancing heart and horror.” –Co-creators Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews
“Executive produces of Stranger Things welcome you to a new community.” In the sun-drenched expanse of the New Mexico desert lies The Boroughs, a picturesque retirement community promising its residents the time of their lives. But for new arrival Sam Cooper (Alfred Molina), paradise feels more like a prison. Everything changes when a terrifying nighttime encounter reveals that something monstrous is stalking the manicured cul-de-sacs. Dismissed by powers that be as another confused old man, Sam finds unlikely allies in a band of neighborhood misfits: a sharp-witted former journalist, a spiritual seeker, a cynical music manager, a brilliant doctor running out of options. Overlooked & underestimated, these unlikely heroes must band together to unravel the dark truth at the heart of The Boroughs… before time runs out…
The Boroughs is a series created & showrun & written by the two screenwriters Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, both writers on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Life in a Year, and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim previously. With episodes directed by Ben Taylor, Augustine Frizzell, Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Executive produced by Duffer Brothers & Hilary Leavitt for Upside Down Pictures, Ben Taylor, Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews. With music by John Paesano. Filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Netflix debuts The Boroughs series streaming on Netflix worldwide starting May 21st, 2026 coming up. Who’s in?
