The Boroughs had a whole lot going for it, so why has Netflix canceled the show after just one season? Here's the hard truth of the matter.

The Duffer Brothers' new sci-fi show 'The Boroughs' has been cancelled after one season due to poor ratings and high production costs.

Showrunners Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, and EPs Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's The Boroughs was canceled by Netflix after one season.

Netflix has cancelled The Boroughs after its first season, despite early plans for a longer run. The decision ends a planned three-season arc even after the sci-fi drama drew strong initial viewership.

Netflix has announced that they are canceling the sci-fi series The Boroughs after only one season at the streamer. The show, which was executive produced by the Stranger Things creators, the Duffer brothers, debuted in May, just after the December end of the Duffers’ first beloved series. I