Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Has A Near-Perfect 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score

InnovationGamingNetflix’s New No. 1 Show Has A Near-Perfect 95% Rotten Tomatoes ScoreByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 10:24am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The BoroughsNetflixThe ranking order on the Netflix top 10 list has finally changed, and its new #1 series is one of the best new shows that the service has seen in a while.Nemesis has been knocked down to #3 after a long while on top, and we still haven’t heard anything about season 2 renewal. It has now been replaced by The Boroughs, the new series produced by the ex-Stranger Things pair, Matt and Ross Duffer. It’s another story about a band of friends trying to take on corporate and monstrous threats, though this time, a bunch of retirees, rather than kids and teens. And it’s quite good.As it stands, The Boroughs boasts a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score from well over three dozen critics, cementing it as higher than the overall score of Stranger Things itself. It also has a solid 80% audience score, though not too many reviews are in on that front yet. Here’s the official synopsis:“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.”The BoroughsNetflixMy own take on the series is that I do think it’s quite charming, but if you’re looking for an elaborate mystery, and are at all familiar with the genre, the big reveals in the show are fairly easy to guess, some of them from the first episode alone, especially if you read that synopsis. How the monster angle is handled is an interesting twist, however.I am curious what happens to the show after this, as it is not pitched as a limited series, and with this kind of performance, it seems...