Review: Netflix's 'The Boroughs' Explores Ageism Alongside Monsters

A review of 'The Boroughs,' a new Netflix series from the creators of 'Stranger Things,' highlights its strong cast of older actors but criticizes its monster design, while also noting the show's commentary on how older people are treated.

27 May, 10:40 — 27 May, 10:40

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irish-independent93d ago

What’s really scary in ‘The Boroughs’ is not the monsters but how old people are warehoused and patronised

New Netflix show from the creators of ‘Stranger Things’ has a great cast of sexy seventysomethings, but what’s not ageing well is the monsters that are desperately in need of a makeover

By Ann Marie Hourihane

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What’s really scary in ‘The Boroughs’ is not the monsters but how old people are warehoused and patronised

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