Netflix's Stranger Things replacement is here — just don't expect a shared universe

Despite the Duffer Brothers' involvement, there's no connection between the shows The Duffer Brothers have been plenty busy after the monumental success of Stranger Things. They’ve been working behind the scenes for several Netflix hits, but their latest venture as executive producers might be the closest thing to Stranger Things yet. The Boroughs, a brand-new series from showrunners Jeffrey Addis and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), follows a group of elderly residents who join a picturesque retirement community located in New Mexico. The village is known as the Boroughs, a paradise of golf carts, friendly neighbors, and staff who live to cater to the residents' every whim. Unfortunately, as Sam Cooper (played by Alfred Molina) discovers, there is something far more sinister lurking underneath the Boroughs' picture-perfect veneer — something that will force him, as well as his new neighbors, to come together to confront the menacing threat from another world. If that premise sounds very Stranger Things, you’re not the only one thinking that. Ever since The Boroughs was first revealed, fans of the Duffers' critically acclaimed sci-fi series have been speculating