Overview
- Trade reporting published June 22 says Netflix has canceled The Boroughs after one season, though the streamer has not issued an official statement.
- The show premiered May 21 to strong critical praise and big opening numbers that industry trackers put at roughly 5.6 million viewers on opening weekend and as high as 9.6 million before weekly viewers fell to about 3.7 million.
- Producers and Deadline sources say additional seasons had been planned and that seasons 2 and 3 could even have been filmed together, plans now halted by the reported cancellation.
- Creators Matt and Ross Duffer had left Netflix for a four-year deal with Paramount in April, and the brothers served as executive producers on The Boroughs rather than remaining in-house showrunners for Netflix.
- Cast members and fans have pushed back publicly, with actor Denis O'Hare urging Emmy votes for the series, while analysts point to broader streaming cost pressures and a shift of expensive live-action production away from Los Angeles as part of the context behind the move.