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Netflix’s “The Boroughs” Filming Boosts New Mexico Economy

5/25/2026

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Netflix released the eight-episode series “The Boroughs”, starring Alfred Molina and Geena Davis as retirees battling monsters, with Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews as showrunners.
The 2024-2025 shoot used 20 New Mexico sites, hired 350 cast and crew, and contracted 300 local vendors.
On May 15 the series turned Algodines’ Traditions mall into a set, leading Shani Orona to say it boosted economy, hired actors and left infrastructure for season 2.

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Story summary

Netflix released the eight-episode series “The Boroughs”, starring Alfred Molina and Geena Davis as retirees battling monsters, with Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews as showrunners.
The 2024-2025 shoot used 20 New Mexico sites, hired 350 cast and crew, and contracted 300 local vendors.
On May 15 the series turned Algodines’ Traditions mall into a set, leading Shani Orona to say it boosted economy, hired actors and left infrastructure for season 2.