7.855 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestMiller publishes a story that could destroy Kane, but Kane's biggest threat is Kitty's alliance with Doyle. As Meredith forms a new relationship, Kane goes to the greatest lengths yet to stay on top.
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.
Acting
Grammer's career-best; his voice literally weaponized.
Cinematography
Chicago as Gothic cathedral—steel, shadow, and rot.
Production
Canceled too soon; Starz didn't know what they had.
Creator
Farhad Safinia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gus Van Sant directed the pilot, bringing his signature dread to Chicago politics. The show was filmed entirely on location, with actual Chicago locations standing in for themselves.
Boss arrived in 2011, peak 'difficult men' TV era—yet Kane's cognitive decline made him uniquely tragic compared to Tony Soprano or Walter White. Starz canceled it after Grammer's Golden Globe win, proving they had no idea how to market prestige.
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