Boss

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.

Seasons

2

Episodes aired

18

Latest aired

S02E10

Total runtime

16h 30min

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 October 2011 – December 2011 8 episodes
2. Season 2 August 2012 – October 2012 10 episodes

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  S02E01 Louder Than Words

  August 17 · 55min find the promo

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  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.

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  S02E02 Through and Through

  August 24 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane uses personal tragedy to further his agenda, poaches his nemesis's aide, Mona, and hires ambitious newcomer Ian - but will they be enough to fill the void that Stone left behind?

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  S02E03 Ablution

  August 31 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane's increasing infatuation with his new aide Mona leads him to get swept up in her enthusiasm for a housing-redevelopment project.

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  S02E04 Redemption

  September 7 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane attempts to clean house and deep-sixes longtime political cronies, while at home, Meredith and Emma want no part of a family reunion with him.

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  S02E05 Mania

  September 14 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane's corruption sweep threatens his political hold over the City Council. His mental symptoms begin to spiral out of control - Kane can no longer tell what is a hallucination and what is reality.

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  S02E06 Backflash

  September 21 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane's moves with the housing project escalate tensions from unrest to rioting and looting. As Chicago burns, Kane secretly seeks treatment at an alternative clinic, where his past haunts him.

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  S02E07 The Conversation

  September 28 · 55min find the promo

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  Kane's alternative treatment seems to have worked and he is back in control of his city. Now he must remedy his public perception, even if it means making an old friend collateral damage.

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  S02E08 Consequence

  October 5 · 55min find the promo

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  In order to keep his grip on Chicago, Kane finds he has no choice but to work with Alderman Ross.

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  S02E09 Clinch

  October 12 · 55min find the promo

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  Chicago's bankruptcy crisis means a loss of power for Kane as emergency measures are put in place, but threats by his enemies to expose him could be of even greater concern.

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  S02E10 True Enough

  October 19 · 55min find the promo

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  Miller 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.