The Boroughs

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026-05-25

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Something is definitely up in the fantastic new Netflix series The Boroughs. Monsters, or maybe aliens? It’s set in a seemingly idyllic mid-century modern retirement community in the middle of the desert, and focuses on a septuagenarian Scooby Gang formed by Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare and Clarke Peters. Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour  See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Something is definitely up in the new Netflix series The Boroughs,

  • which is about a seemingly idyllic mid-century modern retirement community in the middle of the desert.

  • Is it monsters?

  • Is it aliens?

  • Well, it's something weird anyway.

  • Yep, that's the plot.

  • But the real draw here is the cast: Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Clark Peters.

  • It is fun to watch them get drawn into investigating these creepy goings-on, like a kind of septuagenarian Scooby gang.

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  • And I'm Glenn Weldon.

  • Today we're talking about The Boroughs on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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