The Duffer brothers' nostalgic new sci-fi show The Boroughs wouldn't mind having its own viral music moment: "The publishers want their next 'Running Up That Hill'"

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The Boroughs creators Jeffrey Addis and Will Matthews aren't opposed to having their own Kate Bush moment, as music plays a pretty central part in the sci-fi series.

"If there’s a great song called 'Golden Years,' let’s just do it," Addiss says in the latest issue of SFX, in reference to both the David Bowie song and the show's main cast quite literally being in their golden years. "Bruce Springsteen’s 'Thunder Road' was something really important to us, because it just felt like the right song for this show."

We don't know what year the show takes place, though Addiss and Matthews say it's meant to feel like a '90s/early 2000s blockbuster. It's also inspired by the movie Cocoon, the 1985 sci-fi pic from director Ron Howard that sees a group of seniors uncover an alien presence swimming in the pools of their retirement community. Basically, we can expect loads and loads of nostalgia.

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Per the official tagline for The Boroughs: "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 iconic cast includes Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Ed Begley Jr., Jane Kaczmarek, Alice Kremelberg, and Dee Wallace.

"When you’ve got the people who made a lot of the magic happen on Stranger Things, the publishers want their next 'Running Up That Hill,'" added Matthews.

You might recall that Stranger Things season 4 reintroduced Kate Bush's 1985 hit Running Up That Hill, thanks to Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) choosing the song as one that gives her personal strength and power following her brother Billy's death (and I know the song itself isn't actually about grief, but it's a pretty common interpretation). The song reentered the Billboard charts and has well over 1 billion streams on Spotify, leading to a huge resurgence in Bush's already legendary career (and her formerly lost hit single 'Experiment IV' finally being added to streaming services, thank you).

The Boroughs is set to hit Netflix on May 21. For more, check out our list of the best Netflix shows to add to your streaming queue right now, or check out our guide to all the upcoming TV shows you need to know about.

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Lauren MiliciSenior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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