Netflix has unveiled a primary have a look at the upcoming new collection The Boroughs!
The sci-fi collection was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthewswho additionally function showrunners and government producers, with Stranger Issues‘ The Duffer Brothers additionally on as government producers.
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Right here’s a synopsis: In a seemingly excellent retirement group, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter conjures up him to hitch a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a darkish secret that proves their “golden years” are extra harmful, and they’re extra formidable, than anybody expects.
Starring within the collection are Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Invoice Pullman, Carlos Miranda, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich and Alice Kremelberg.
Additionally featured within the present embody Ed Begley Jr, Dee Wallace, Eric Edelstein, Rafael Casal, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Beth Bailey, Karan Soni, Jane Kaczmare and extra.
“For years, we’ve questioned why nobody has made a movie like Ron Howard’s fantastic Cocoon since, effectively, Cocoon. Then, out of nowhere, Jeff and Will emailed us an concept for The Boroughs: a narrative about retirees and monsters,” the Duffer Brothers shared in a press release with Tumdu. “They have been adamant that — not like so many tales about older characters — this wouldn’t deal with growing older as a punchline. As an alternative, it could deal with its characters as actual individuals going through actual challenges… together with just a few supernatural ones. It was precisely the present we’d been dreaming of.”
“Whereas the characters are slightly older than the children in Stranger Issues (they experience golf carts as an alternative of bikes), the spirit may be very a lot the identical. At its core, it is a story about belonging and rising up — irrespective of your age — stuffed with journey, marvel, comedy, scares, and tears,” they continued. “And most significantly, you’re going to fall in love with these characters.”
“Watching legends like Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, Denis O’Hareand Invoice Pullman convey them to life was genuinely magical. The monsters are very cool — however it’s the characters who will stick with you,” the brothers concluded.
The Boroughs is about to function episodes, and debuts on Might twenty first.
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