{"id":6157,"date":"2026-06-19T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/shocked-geena-davis-addresses-netflix-canceling-the-boroughs\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:00:59","slug":"shocked-geena-davis-addresses-netflix-canceling-the-boroughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/shocked-geena-davis-addresses-netflix-canceling-the-boroughs\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocked Geena Davis addresses Netflix canceling &#8216;The Boroughs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fdavis-64.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It was a strange thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Geena Davis made a comeback for the Netflix show \u201cThe Boroughs,\u201d produced by \u201cStranger Things\u201d creators The Duffer Brothers \u2013 and after the streamer canceled the show this week, the actress was left \u201cterribly disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cThelma &amp; Louise\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/geena-davis-the-boroughs-cancelled-1236625176\/\">told The Hollywood Reporter <\/a>that they weren\u2019t given a reason why Netflix pulled the plug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t know what happened,\u201d Davis said on Thursday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Geena Davis (pictured in \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d) said she doesn\u2019t know \u201cwhat happened\u201d to cancel the show. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Davis, pictured at \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d premiere with cast members and producers, in LA on May 18, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She noted that\u00a0the show was in the top 10 most popular current shows on Netflix, and \u201cit\u2019s probably rare\u201d for a show to \u201cnot get picked up, and to have it announced that it\u2019s not being picked up while it\u2019s still in the top 10.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d star said that the cast \u201cdidn\u2019t expect\u201d the show to get axed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The creators told them that they were advised to end Season 1 with a cliffhanger, but they opted not to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a tiny hint at the end that maybe everything isn\u2019t fixed, but it is a complete story,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd if we had made it as a limited series, then it would\u2019ve been a big hit and everybody would be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Duffer Brothers of \u201cStranger Things\u201d fame (pictured on June 1, 2026) produced the show.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Gotham Film &amp; Media Institute<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Boroughs\u201d also starred Clarke Peters, Alfre Woodard, Alfred Molina, and Davis (pictured) and was billed as \u201cStranger Things\u201d for older people. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Davis starred in the show \u2013 which was billed as \u201cStranger Things\u201d for older people\u00a0\u2013 along with Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O\u2019Hare, and Bill Pullman. It was a zany supernatural adventure set in a retirement community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Boroughs\u201d premiered on May 21 and was canceled less than one month later on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/the-boroughs-the-duffer-brothers-series-canceled-netflix-1236958579\/\">Deadline,<\/a> it drew nearly 10 million viewers in its first week, but sank to below 4 million its second week, signifying that it didn\u2019t seemingly have potential for \u201clong tail growth.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Davis (pictured in \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d) hadn\u2019t been onscreen in several years until this role. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Davis (pictured with Carlos Miranda in \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d) said she wasn\u2019t worried about how her onscreen romance with a younger man would be viewed. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d actress was an iconic \u201880s and \u201890s star, but her career slowed down in recent years. She last appeared in episodes of Netflix\u2019s \u201cGLOW\u201d in 2019, making \u201cThe Boroughs\u201d somewhat of a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Davis told The Hollywood Reporter, \u201cNothing interesting had come along. I just go by what\u2019s good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, she said, \u201cI\u2019ve got lots of irons in the fire,\u201d including a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. \u201cI feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Davis (pictured at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 23) said \u201cI feel good\u201d about what she has coming up.  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Davis (pictured in an Instagram snap with Denis O\u2019Hare) said she has \u201ca lot of irons in the fire.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">ohdenis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her character, Renee, has a romance with a younger man, Paz (Carlos Miranda, 41).\u00a0She described Renee as a \u201cbadass\u201d and said she \u201cdidn\u2019t worry\u201d about how the relationship would be received.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Davis remarked that she hasn\u2019t heard \u201canything\u201d about spinoff shows for \u201cThe Boroughs,\u201d but the cast \u201cfell so in love with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We] just wanted to keep working together,\u201d she added. \u201cLike an anthology series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/the-boroughs-canceled-netflix-1236784392\/\">to Variety<\/a>, the writers had planned to do a three season arc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/19\/entertainment\/shocked-geena-davis-addresses-netflix-canceling-the-boroughs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a strange thing.\u00a0 Geena Davis made a comeback for the Netflix show \u201cThe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/davis-64.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}