‘The Boroughs’ brings a lively group of seniors into a predictable sci-fi adventure

Hector Molina stars as Sam Cooper, a retired engineer whose wife, Lily (played by Jane Kaczmarek in flashbacks), had planned their move to the Boroughs before her sudden death. The Boroughs is a luxurious, large-scale retirement community located in the Southwestern desert. Sam reluctantly moves there alone, pushed by his daughter Claire (Jena Malone) and son-in-law Neil (Rafael Casal). The memory of dancing with Lily to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” will be a recurring theme throughout the series. The town itself is designed with concentric circles, reminiscent of the original vision for Disney’s EPCOT, though that connection isn’t relevant to the show’s plot.






