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The magical orange elixir in Netflix鈥檚 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� promises eternal life 鈥� but the high-profile production couldn鈥檛 promise the same for New Mexico鈥檚 struggling film industry.

The streaming company has canceled the supernatural mystery series, which follows a ragtag team of retirees fighting monsters, just weeks after its first season debuted in late May 鈥� dealing a major blow to New Mexico鈥檚 film industry.

鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� and its big budget brought some relief, employing more than 300 local vendors during roughly six months of filming across the Land of Enchantment between 2024 and 2025. The show鈥檚 first season generated $156.8 million in economic impact for New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Film Office.

The prospect of additional seasons and a steady stream of revenue for years had local businesses optimistic about a second season 鈥� one that now won鈥檛 happen.

The cancellation came as a shock to Mark Steinig, whose Albuquerque-based Maleko Grip & Rigging provided camera support, equipment and specialty rigging for the series.

鈥淚t鈥檚 devastating,鈥� said Steinig, who previously told the Journal the massive production was a 鈥済odsend鈥� for his business.

For Maleko Grip & Rigging, servicing a show the size of 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� provides a significant revenue stream and supports at least nine to 12 employees. Without the show 鈥� and with little other major film activity underway 鈥� the staff has been reduced to three, and the company may have to downsize its physical operations.

鈥淚t would鈥檝e been a lifeline,鈥� Steinig said of a second season. 鈥淚t would鈥檝e been like getting a kidney transplant.鈥�

New Mexico鈥檚 loss of 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� comes as the state鈥檚 film industry continues to grapple with a prolonged production slowdown that is also affecting the industry nationally. Production boomed after the COVID-19 pandemic before slowing following the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes and a shift of productions overseas.

In , the state saw a slight bump in productions filming in New Mexico, with 14 more projects than the 62 that came in fiscal year 2024 鈥� a significant drop from 112 productions in fiscal year 2022.

Despite the production bump in fiscal year 2025, a multiyear decline in production spending continued, reflecting a lack of higher-budget projects like 鈥淭he Boroughs.鈥� Companies spent $740 million on projects in New Mexico in fiscal year 2024, compared to $323 million for fiscal year 2025.

The slowdown has felt especially acute this calendar year, according to Ryan Halsey, owner of Albuquerque鈥檚 Serious Grippage & Light Co., which also provided camera equipment to 鈥淭he Boroughs.鈥�

Halsey said his business will kick off July servicing zero major films across the state, marking a first in his nearly 20-year career in the local film industry.

鈥淓ven way back in 2008, 2009 鈥� when work was more seasonal 鈥� during the summer, we鈥檇 always be busy. There鈥檇 always be something shooting, whether it was a small passion project, a little non-union feature or bigger Hollywood episodics,鈥� Halsey said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty disheartening and doesn鈥檛 forebode well for our industry (that) we鈥檙e here in peak season and we couldn鈥檛 be any more slow and nonexistent. 鈥� It鈥檚 just kind of mind-boggling and very depressing,鈥� he added.

Halsey said the timing of the cancellation of 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� was the cherry on top, describing it as 鈥渏ust one more kick in the teeth.鈥� He said the news was not only disappointing but surprising, considering that the show ranked among Netflix鈥檚 top 10 television shows for several weeks and earned a 96% score from Rotten Tomatoes critics.

Jim Long 鈥� founder and CEO of Heritage Cos., which owns property that was heavily utilized and featured as a set in the show 鈥� agreed.

鈥淎s a top 10-rated show, it seemed like a sure thing to be picked up, but other issues may have been involved,鈥� Long said.

It鈥檚 unclear why Netflix discontinued the show.

Some, including Steinig and  by the national outlet Deadline, speculate that the Duffer Brothers 鈥� who were executive producers for 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� 鈥� with Paramount may have played a role. Halsey said it could鈥檝e been a combination of factors, including cost, feedback from market research groups and scheduling conflicts.

Viewership is also a major factor for Netflix when considering a series鈥� renewal, even more than cost.

Still, the cancellation to the show鈥檚 stars 鈥� including actress Geena Davis, the axing was unexpected 鈥� as well as local vendors who said they had already been hearing that filming of the show鈥檚 second season could have begun as early as this fall.

Steve Graham, director of the New Mexico Film Office, echoed vendors鈥� disappointment but said he remains optimistic about the state鈥檚 partnership with Netflix.

鈥淲e have been incredibly proud to see the amazing work by New Mexico film workers on screen in 鈥楾he Boroughs,鈥欌�� Graham said. 鈥淲hile we would have liked to see more of that story, we are looking forward to new projects from our film partner Netflix.鈥�

He added that the office will continue to recruit projects that create jobs and opportunities for New Mexicans.

In addition to supporting more than 300 local vendors, 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� employed more than 350 cast and crew members, including background actor Rodger Burt.

Burt, 79, has worked as a background actor on several major productions, including 鈥淏reaking Bad,鈥� 鈥淩ansom Canyon鈥� and 鈥淥ppenheimer.鈥� He learned through a casting agency posting that 鈥淭he Boroughs鈥� was specifically seeking older background actors.

The opportunity came as a pleasant surprise, Burt said, because casting calls specifically seeking older background actors are rare.

The series paid Burt about $15 an hour to work several eight-hour days. He appears in scenes walking around the Heritage-owned Traditions film site in Algodones and participating in swimming exercises at the Sunport Pool in Albuquerque 鈥� the latter of which came with a small pay increase.

鈥淚t was a lot of fun. A lot of good people, and of course, being on the older side of things, there were mostly other people in the same age group, so we make friends,鈥� Burt said.

Burt and many fellow background actors had been looking forward to more work on a second season, which he said appeared to be moving forward until it suddenly wasn't.

鈥淲e were all disappointed,鈥� Burt said.

Now, Burt hopes another production fills the gap and that recurring shows filmed in New Mexico 鈥� including AMC鈥檚 鈥淒ark Winds鈥� and Apple TV鈥檚 鈥淧luribus鈥� 鈥� return soon.

鈥淲e do have the infrastructure here, and good people who work hard,鈥� Burt said. 鈥淗opefully, it鈥檚 going to come back better than it has been. We鈥檒l just have to wait and see.鈥�

In the meantime, Steinig and Halsey are exploring other ways to keep their businesses afloat.

鈥淭he state has invested so much in this industry,鈥� Halsey said. 鈥淚t鈥檇 be a real shame to ignore the slowdown, watch it all trickle away and not fight to keep it.鈥�

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.