Netflix’s Best New Show Lands A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score As A Final Duffer Bros. Effort

InnovationGamingNetflix’s Best New Show Lands A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score As A Final Duffer Bros. EffortByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 10:05am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The BoroughsNetflixIn the wake of the end of Stranger Things, the creators of that series, Matt and Ross Duffer, are heading to Paramount for a four-year deal across TV and movies. But before they go, they have a few last projects they’re involved with, and one of them has nothing to do with Stranger Things at all. That would be The Boroughs, a new series they are executive producing that hits Netflix today.With the backing of the Duffers, The Boroughs was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and does, in fact, have a science fiction element to it. Here’s the synopsis:"In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have… time."Those retirees include a number of familiar faces from Alfred Molina to Geena Davis to Alfre Woodard to Bill Pullman. And from early reviews, it appears to be quite good. At the time of this writing, The Boroughs has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, though it could drop with future additions. If it makes it to the top 10 list, that would put it above the 92% of the current No. 1, Nemesis, though that show has a far worse 52% audience score, a significant disagreement.The BoroughsNetflixThe Boroughs is an original feature and is not based on a book. It arrives with eight episodes dropped as a binge, and all range from 40 to 50 minutes each. The show does not appear to be pitched as a limited series, so if it performs well, it may be looking for further renewal. It’s just day one,...