Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, and Bill Pullman will star in The Boroughs. A supernatural mystery series from The Duffer Brothers, Jeffrey Addiss, and Will Matthews.
In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time.
Alfred Molina (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Three Pines) plays “Sam”
Geena Davis (Thelma and Louise, A League of Their Own) plays “Renee”
Alfre Woodard (Clemency, Salem’s Lot) plays “Judy”
Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story, This Is Us) plays “Wally”
Clarke Peters (Da 5 Bloods, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) plays “Art”
Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) plays “Jack”
Netflix also announced that Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe) will serve as Executive Producer and will direct multiple episodes including the pilot.
Executive Producers: The Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt on behalf of Upside Down Pictures, Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Ben Taylor
Showrunners: Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews
Format / Episodes: Drama; 8 Episodes
The Boroughs marks the latest series under Netflix’s overall deal with Upside Down Pictures which includes the expansion of the Stranger Things franchise with the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning play Stranger Things: The First Shadow; the psychological horror series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen; and Stranger Things 5 — the culminating season of the global cultural phenomenon.
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Anne Bancroft, born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano on September 17, 1931. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Bancroft made her film debut in the noir thriller Don't Bother to Knock (1952). Following a string of repetitive and glamorous supporting roles, her film career took a toll with executives reluctant to cast her in prestige roles. In 1958 Bancroft made her Broadway debut with the play Two for the Seesaw, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The following year she portrayed Anne Sullivan in the original Broadway production of The Miracle Worker, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Following her continued success on stage, Bancroft's film career was revived when she was cast in the acclaimed film adaptation of The Miracle Worker (1962) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her film career further progressed with Oscar-nominated performances in The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Graduate (1967), The Turning Point (1977), and Agnes of God (1985).
Bancroft died June 6, 2005, she was married to director, actor, and writer Mel Brooks, with whom she had a son named Max.
