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The Duffer Brothers Admit That ‘The Boroughs’ Shares DNA With ‘Stranger Things’ As They Preview 2 New Series For Netflix
The Duffers addressed similarities between Stranger Things and The Boroughs, revealing that the latter's characters also battle "otherworldly evil."
At the streamer’s Next on Netflix 2025 slate presentation Wednesday, the Duffers made the connection themselves, revealing for the first time that, like their Stranger Things counterparts, the characters in The Burroughs will be battling “otherworldly evil.” According to the official logline, The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews., is set in a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, where a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time. The cast of The Boroughs also includes Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Jena Malone, Carlos Miranda, Rafael Casal, Ed Begley Jr. and Jane Kaczmarek.
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