Name: Boss
Released: 2011-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Jeff Hephner

TV Show · Drama · Crime

Mayor Tom Kane (Golden Globe Winner Kelsey Grammer) is King of Chicago. Deception, scandal, and betrayal go hand in hand with his politics. As long as Kane gets the job done, the people of Chicago look the other way. But a degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him and he can’t trust his closest allies or himself.

2011 · 52m

Starring Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Jeff Hephner

EPISODE 5

Remembered

After long-buried information resurfaces, Kane and his camp find themselves battling the media for control of public perception. With the primary just around the corner, they'll have to pull out all the stops to contain the situation and keep the upper hand.
EPISODE 1

Louder Than Words

Tom Kane cements his mayoral legacy with a lavish ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of the new modernized O’Hare terminals. Now Kane looks to the future, setting his sights on reviving a subsidized housing project. While his political future seems bright, Kane continues to battle for control over his disease.
EPISODE 2

Through and Through

Kane uses a tragedy in his personal life to further his political agenda and ultimately win control over the housing authority. Kane tries to remedy his fractured inner circle by poaching his nemesis’ senior aide, Mona Fredricks, and hiring ambitious newcomer Ian Todd – but will they be enough to fill the void?
EPISODE 3

Ablution

Kane grows increasingly infatuated with his new senior aide, Mona, allowing himself to get swept up in her passion for the subsidized housing project. Ben Zajac and his wife, Maggie, run the risk of alienating themselves from Kane when they take the reins of Zajac’s gubernatorial campaign.
EPISODE 5

Mania

Kane orders a corruption sweep and arrests several members of his own political machine. Kitty O’Neil crushes Zajac’s campaign just as he is on an upswing. Kane spirals out of control when his mental symptoms reach a boiling point and he can no longer distinguish between his hallucinations and reality.
EPISODE 7

The Conversation

Kane’s alternative treatment seems to have worked and he is back in control of his city. Meredith moves full force into her role as Chicago’s First Lady but she soon discovers Kane’s obsession with his aide, Mona. Kane must remedy his public perception even if it means making an old friend collateral damage.