A new intriguing show is about to land on Netflix this Thursday (May 21, 2026). One of the reasons for the intrigue is the involvement of the Duffer Brothers ("Stranger Things"). The genre is right up their alley: supernatural sci-fi mystery. Yes, expect some nasty-looking creatures wreaking havoc.
But this time, there's an interesting twist.
The lead cast, for a change, are a bunch of seniors residing in an idyllic retirement community. Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who had worked together on "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" and "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim", and who also serve as showrunners, the eight-episode series revolves around a ragtag crew of misfit retirees who stumble upon a terrifying, dark secret. An otherworldly, monstrous threat is attempting to steal the one thing the elderly residents have very little of: time.
The creators have shared that while the characters are older than the kids in "Stranger Things" and ride golf carts instead of bikes, the two shows share a very similar spirit, humour, and surreal sci-fi tone.
The lead cast members include Alfred Molina ("Spiderman 2", "Boogie Nighs"), Geena Davis ("Thelma & Louise", "The Long Kiss Goodnight"), Alfre Woodard ("Crooklyn", "The Last Frontier"), and Bill Pullman ("Independence Day", "The Sinner"), among others.
“The central question of the show is: What will you do with the time you have left? And we literally say that in the pilot,” says Addiss. “It was important to us that it was the question because it’s a question that anybody can ask. It’s a question that any audience of any age can ask. And our heroes are probably on the shorter end of the stack, so the stakes are higher. The choices they make matter more because they may have less time left — or they might have more time, because weird stuff is always happening in The Boroughs.”
Matthews adds, “No one knows how much time they have left. Everyone of every age is trying to figure out what to do with the time they have left. And sometimes that question is inspiring all the things you want to do. Sometimes that’s a weight. There are a lot of different ways to face the rest of your life, but everyone is always facing the rest of their life. And that’s why it’s a show for everybody.”
