TV series

Boss

2011–2012 · 2 seasons

A cold, deliberate plunge into political power and personal decay, watching a man scheme while his mind unravels.

Tagline: Power consumes everyone.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Power, corruption, betrayal, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
betrayal
isolation
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong