Geena Davis, who played Renee in the cancelled series, was immediately on board after reading the script for the first episode of The Boroughs.
The 70-year-old actress was completely invested in both the series and her role as Renee; a lively, self-assured former music manager who lives in the titular retirement community.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on landing the role, she opened up about how perfect the role was for her, saying, “I was like, ‘This is crazy how perfect this is for me.”
“And then when I met with them, and I said that, they said, ‘Well, we wrote it with you in mind, hoping you would say yes,’” she added.
However, despite the strong cast which included Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman, Denis O’Hare and Clarke Peters, and positive response from critics Netflix decided not to move forward with a second season of the show.
Talking about the cancellation, Geena shared, “Fortunately, the creators, who became our dear, dear friends, were able to tell us before the news came out, and we’re all terribly disappointed.”
“Honestly, I don’t know what happened. I think it’s probably rare for a show to not get picked up and to have it announced that it’s not being picked up while it’s still in the top 10,” the Stuart Little actress added.
She went on to reveal that they weren’t expecting this unfortunate news.
Continuing, “But the creators told us from the beginning that the series was not going to have a cliffhanger ending to the first season, that someone had advised them, ‘Make it its own thing. And if you come back to do another year, make that its own thing.’ And we really did.”
“There’s a tiny hint at the end that maybe everything isn’t fixed, but it is a complete story. And if we had made it as a limited series, then it would’ve been a big hit and everybody would be happy,” she further added.
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