Something is definitely up in the new Netflix series The Burroughs, which is about a seemingly

idyllic mid-century modern retirement community in the middle of the desert.

Is it monsters?

Is it aliens?

Well, it's something weird anyway.

Yep, that's the plot.

But the real draw here is the cast.

Alfred Molina, Gina Davis, Alfred Woodard, Dennis O'Hare, Clark Peters.

It is fun to watch them get drawn into investigating these creepy goings-on,

like a kind of a septuagenarian Scooby gang.

I'm Linda Holmes.

And I'm Glenn Weldon.

Today we're talking about The Burroughs on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining us today is film and culture critic Kate Young.

Hey, Kate, welcome back.

Yeah, he's delighted to be back again.

Great to have you.

In The Burroughs, Alfred Molina plays Sam, a recent widower, whose family moves him into a picture

perfect desert retirement

community very much against his will. It takes a while, but he eventually falls in with his

neighbors, Judy and Art, played by Alfry Woodard and Clark Peters, Renee, played by Gina Davis,

and Wally, played by Dennis O'Hare. When Sam starts seeing things, the powers that be dismisses

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