Alfred Molina Leads New Netflix Movies With The Boroughs Among 3 Shows

Netflix added 3 new netflix movies? No — it added three new shows for the May 22-24 window, led by The Boroughs, a sci-fi mystery with Alfred Molina as Sam Cooper. For viewers deciding what to queue up this weekend, the lineup splits neatly between an eight-episode mystery, a three-part presidential docuseries, and an adult animated comedy.

The Boroughs in New Mexico

The Boroughs is the biggest release in the group, and it brings the Duffer Brothers into a retirement community in the New Mexico desert. Molina plays Sam Cooper, a new resident grieving his wife and drawn into strange disappearances after a late-night encounter with an unknown alien threat. Eight episodes give the series enough room to stretch the mystery instead of rushing it, which is usually where genre shows either gain momentum or burn through their hooks too fast.

Abraham Lincoln on seven nights

Abraham Lincoln arrives as a three-part docuseries event that first aired on The History Channel in 2022, running for seven and a half hours across three consecutive nights. Doris Kearns Goodwin executive produced it, and Graham Sibley plays Lincoln across multiple stages of his life, from rural America through the presidency and assassination. That long runtime makes it less of a casual pick than the other two titles, but it also gives Netflix subscribers a full, structured portrait of the 16th president of the United States.

Mating Season for adults

Mating Season comes from Titmouse and positions itself as a spiritual successor to Big Mouth, which signals exactly where its audience sits. The adult animated series looks at modern dating and relationships, so it offers the most straightforward weekend alternative if viewers want something faster and looser than the two live-action titles. The trade-off is clear: it is the least expansive of the trio, but it is also the easiest to start and finish in one sitting.

For Netflix, this kind of three-title spread is the practical play. One show leans on genre, one on prestige history, and one on animation with a built-in comparison point. For viewers, the choice is simpler: start with The Boroughs if they want a new series to follow, move to Abraham Lincoln for a longer factual dive, or save Mating Season for the quickest weekend watch.