Boss
2011 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.2 · 79% critics
A powerful Chicago mayor runs the city through favors, deception, and calculated loyalty, trying to keep everything moving through a tangled web of power. But a degenerative brain disorder starts stripping away his trust in memory and allies, threatening both his control and his sense of self.
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Details
- Years
- 2011–2012
- Release date
- 2011-10-21
- Network
- STARZ
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (140 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Boss if you enjoy ruthless, city-level power struggles with a heavy personal cost, plus big tension from a leader losing control; Not for you if you want lighter politics or less explicit content like House of Cards or Power.
Pros: tense political drama; standout lead performance; engrossing power games | Cons: harsh and dark tone; sex-heavy scenes; some plot/character issues
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- mayor
- dementia
- politics
- deception
- power politics
- ruthlessness
- broken family
- immorality
- trust issues
- political
- psychological
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Kelsey Grammer
as Tom Kane
Connie Nielsen
as Meredith Kane
- CA
Chris Agos
as Elliot McGantry
Gil Bellows
as Vacarro
- SS
Sean Sullivan
as Chaplain
- JS
Janelle Snow
as Female Associate
- IF
Ilyssa Fradin
as Mollie St. John
Hannah Ware
as Emma Kane
Jeff Hephner
as Ben Zajac
Kathleen Robertson
as Kitty O'Neil
Directed by Nelson McCormick, Phil Abraham, Mario Van Peebles +4 more
Created by Farhad Safinia
Episodes2 seasons · 18 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Listen55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E2Reflex55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E3Swallow55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E4Slip55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E5Remembered55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E6Spit55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E7Stasis55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E8Choose55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Louder Than Words55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E2Through and Through55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E3Ablution55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E4Redemption55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E5Mania55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E6Backflash55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E7The Conversation55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E8Consequence55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E9Clinch55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E10True Enough55mAmazon Prime VideoTubi