It's only been a few months since the divisive final season of Stranger Things came to an end and the Duffer Brothers already have a new show on Netflix. Produced by the filmmaking duo, The Boroughs follows a retirement community as they deal with an otherworldly threat.
Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, the eight-part series is out on the streaming platform now and has been a hit with critics. Early reviews have been very positive, and it's currently sitting at a score of 94% on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 34 reviews.
This is the highest rating for the Duffer Brothers since Stranger Things season 1, which is rated at 97%. It's tied with the second season of the show, which also drew in 94% from its critics.
The Boroughs was given four stars by the Guardian's Lucy Mangan, who wrote, "Like the best hokum, The Boroughs speaks, via monsters and electroplasm, to eternal human fears." Meanwhile, Empire's David Opie gave it three stars, writing: "More than just a spiritual successor to Stranger Things, The Boroughs is an original sci-fi that succeeds on its own terms, even if it does need to iron out a few wrinkles, figuratively speaking."
Variety critic Aramide Tinubu called it a "delightful, intriguing adventure," adding: "Heartbreaking, funny and endlessly fascinating, The Boroughs is a show that examines loss, pain, time and the trials and tribulations of life during the golden years."
TIME Magazine's Judy Berman was also positive, writing that the show "excels at humanizing, through sharp performances by an all-star cast, characters Hollywood too often caricatures as cute or crotchety, when it deigns to pay them any attention."
It certainly has an all-star cast involved too with Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Denis O'Hare and Jena Malone all starring. All episodes are out to stream right now. In fact, it might just fill the Stranger Things-shaped hole in your heart.
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