Netflix Orders Supernatural Drama From ‘Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ Creators, Duffer Brothers to Produce

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix has ordered a supernatural drama series titled “The Boroughs” that boasts “Stranger Things” creators the Duffer brothers as executive producers, Variety has learned. “The Boroughs” hails from co-creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.

Netflix has given the show an eight-episode order. Per the official logline, “In a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time.” “We’ve been fans of Jeff and Will’s writing for a long time, and when they pitched us their idea for ‘The Boroughs,’ we immediately knew they had something very special on their hands,” the Duffers said. “While the heroes in ‘The Boroughs’ have a few more years on them than the kids from ‘Stranger Things,’ they are a similarly lovable bunch of misfits, and we can’t wait for you to join them on an adventure that is at turns scary, funny, and deeply touching.” This marks a return to Netflix for Addiss and Matthews, who previously co-created the Netflix series “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” which aired on the streamer in 2019.

Their other credits include the feature “Life in a Year” and the upcoming animated film “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.” They are repped by Verve and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. “We’re thrilled to be back at Netflix,” Addis and Matthews said. “Working alongside the Duffer Brothers (who are pretty good at making shows) and their team has been a dream come true.

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