Will The Boroughs Get A Season 2 On Netflix? Here’s Everything We Know

If you’re as obsessed with The Boroughs as we are, you’ll also be desperate to know if Netflix is giving it a second season.

The supernatural drama follows a group of pensioners who investigate mysterious goings on at their upmarket retirement complex.

Upon its release earlier this month, the show was met with rave reviews from critics and audiences, helped in no small part by the performances from its all-star cast, which includes the likes of Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard and Clarke Peters.

Season one ended on an intriguing cliffhanger that saw Alfred’s character, Sam, glitching in the mirror, leaving fans on the edge of their seats for a second series.

Because of this, speculation is rife about when we’ll get a second season and what it will be about. Thankfully, showrunners Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews have an update…

Good news – The Boroughs’ creators have revealed they have a three-season arc plan in mind for our unlikely group of heroes.

“We have ideas for season two [and] know where [it] goes, and it builds directly off that moment, and nothing about that shot was done idly,” showrunner Jeffrey Addiss teased to IGN.

“It was a tip of the cap to where we want to go, which means we can’t give away what it means, because that’s going to be the fun, knock on wood, should we get a second season,” the writer added.

The bad news? For the time being, Netflix has yet to announce if The Boroughs will be renewed, but we’ll keep you posted as soon as there are updates.

While we don’t know for certain that The Boroughs will get a second season, Netflix’s decision is often based on viewing figures. Since the show landed in the top spot on Netflix within a week of its release and has remained in the top 10 ever since, it’s a positive sign that the series could return in the future.

When asked if their three-season plan for The Boroughs would follow Mother, the creature living under the retirement complex, and her children, the showrunners were understandably cagey.

“You always want something new,” Jeffrey explained. “We really want, across three seasons, for the audience to feel like we’ve answered all the questions.

“It doesn’t mean that we’re not introducing some crazy stuff in season two. We don’t think of it as a monster-of-the-season show. We do think of this as one large, complex story where crazy stuff continues to happen that’s surprising, but it is one story to us.”

The writing duo did get some help putting together that cliffhanger ending from people who know how to make gripping TV.

When writing the finale, they consulted with The Duffer Brothers – who are executive producers on The Boroughs, and previously helmed Stranger Things – about balancing a perfect ending that satisfies audiences but also “cracks the door” for an “interesting” second season.

“They very clearly articulated, ‘You just never know’. Tell a complete story and then leave room to tell more story,” Will Matthews added.

“Our first draft has had a little bit more – not quite an ending, maybe kind of a beginning. It was a little bit in the middle. And they were like, ‘Do this… And then that’.”

While the showrunners are remaining tight-lipped about the future of Sam, Renee, Judy and co., they did give fans a tiny hint at the theme of a second series could be.

“What would you do with a second chance?” Jeffrey teased.

The Boroughs’ first season is currently streaming on Netflix.