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Boss
Power consumes everyone.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kelsey Grammer
Tom Kane
18 eps
Connie Nielsen
Meredith Kane
18 eps
Hannah Ware
Emma Kane
18 eps
Jeff Hephner
Ben Zajac
18 eps
Kathleen Robertson
Kitty O'Neil
18 eps
Troy Garity
Sam Miller
18 eps
Rotimi
Darius Morrison
18 eps
Jonathan Groff
Ian Todd
10 eps
Sanaa Lathan
Mona Fredricks
10 eps
Martin Donovan
Ezra Stone
14 eps
T.I.
Trey Rogers
3 eps
Francis Guinan
Governor McCall Cullen
12 eps
Karen Aldridge
Dr. Ella Harris
10 eps
James Vincent Meredith
Alderman Ross
16 eps
Tim Decker
Ronnie Moretti
7 eps
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Alderman Lalo Mata
4 eps
Joe Miñoso
Moco Ruiz
4 eps
Michael Accardo
Mike Bosovic
3 eps
Jennifer Mudge
Debra Whitehead
5 eps
Nicole Forester
Maggie Zajac
12 eps
Henry Godinez
Rector
2 eps
Kevin Gudahl
Alderman Solomou
4 eps
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Mayor Rutledge
11 eps
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Alderman Alverson
4 eps
David Pasquesi
Jack Bentley
5 eps
Daniel J. Travanti
Gerald 'Babe' McGantry
11 eps
John Judd
Eugene Hofstader
2 eps
Olumiji Olawumi
E.Z.
2 eps
Craig Spidle
Peter Baine
5 eps
Christian Stolte
Frank Kohler
4 eps
Andrew Brian Carter
Reporter
2 eps
Tamberla Perry
Tia Ross
4 eps
Carmen Roman
Dr. Gabriela Reyes
2 eps
Mary Hollis Inboden
Jackie
13 eps
Danny Goldring
Ryan Kavanaugh
8 eps
Chris Agos
Elliot McGantry
3 eps
John Carter Brown
Ward Boss #1
3 eps
Thomas Gaitsch
Ward Boss #2
3 eps
Amy Morton
Catherine Walsh
9 eps
Kayte Grammer
Gwendolyn 'Gwendie' Archer
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Boss actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Boss reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Mayor Tom Kane sits like a spider at the center of Chicago's web of power; a web built on a covenant with the people. They want to be led, they want disputes settled, jobs dispensed, and loyalties rewarded. If he achieves all this through deception and immorality, so be it. As long as he gets the job done, they look the other way. Yet despite being the most effective mayor in recent history, a degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him. He can't trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Listen
After being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder, Chicago Mayor Tom Kane must set aside his personal issues as he attempts to run the city with an iron fist, while also dealing with the upcoming gubernatorial primary.
- Directed by Gus Van Sant
- Written by Farhad Safinia
S02E01 · Signature episode
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.
- Directed by Jim McKay
- Written by Dee Johnson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
The King and His Court
S02E07
The Conversation
- Directed by Nelson McCormick
- Written by Angelina Burnett
S02E06
Backflash
- Directed by Mario Van Peebles
- Written by Bradford Winters
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Farhad Safinia
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Stella Bulochnikov
Executive producer
Lyn Greene
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Brian Sher
Executive producer
Dee Johnson
Executive producer
Kelsey Grammer
Executive producer
Gus Van Sant
Executive producer
Richard Levine
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Paul Keables
Writer
Julie Hébert
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Bradford Winters
Writer
Angelina Burnett
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kevin J. Hynes
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stella BulochnikovExecutive Producer
- Lyn GreeneExecutive Producer
- Brian SherExecutive Producer
- Dee JohnsonExecutive Producer
- Peter GiulianoProducer
- Farhad SafiniaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Paul KeablesWriter
- Lyn GreeneWriter
- Julie HébertWriter
- Dee JohnsonWriter
- Farhad SafiniaWriter
- Bradford WintersWriter
Direction
- Jean de SegonzacDirector
- Mario Van PeeblesDirector
- Phil AbrahamDirector
- Jim McKayDirector
- Gus Van SantDirector
- Nelson McCormickDirector
Cinematography
- Richard RutkowskiDirector of Photography
- Kasper TuxenDirector of Photography
Music
- Brian ReitzellOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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