Netflix Cancelled "The Boroughs" Despite 3.4 Billion Minutes Watched

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Netflix's abrupt cancellation of the high-profile sci-fi series The Boroughs sent shockwaves through the industry, not only because the cancellation seemed premature, but also because the show hailed from the Duffer Brothers . The brothers are best known for having created one of Netflix's platform-defining hits, Stranger Things . They served as executive producers on The Boroughs , which was marketed as their big return to sci-fi. The show premiered to excellent reviews on May 21, and around a month later, Netflix announced that it wouldn't be producing any more episodes . Coincidentally, the Nielsen ratings for the show's debut week were revealed the following day, and as it turned out, The Boroughs hadn't done as poorly as expected at all.