Boss (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | boss |
| Original title | boss |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2011–2012 |
| Production company |
Lionsgate Television , Grammnet Productions, Category 5 Entertainment |
| length | 55 minutes |
| Episodes | 18 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Politics - Drama |
| Theme music | Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down - Robert Plant |
| idea | Farhad Safinia |
| production | Peter Giuliano |
| music | Brian Reitzell |
| First broadcast | October 21, 2011 (USA) on Starz |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 18, 2013 on FOX |
| occupation | |
Boss is a US policy - drama series with Emmy award winner Kelsey Grammer in the title role, designed by Farhad Safinia . It was produced from 2011 to 2012 by Lionsgate Television in collaboration with Grammer's own production company Grammnet Productions for the US cable broadcaster Starz . It is about the mayor of Chicago who was recently diagnosed with degenerative nerve disease. It was first broadcast in the US on October 21, 2011 on Starz.
action
The series follows the life of Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia , a degenerative nerve disease. Since he wants to stay in his office despite the illness, he keeps it quiet. Only his doctor, Dr. Ella Harris knows about it. The deception also works because the people around him are too busy with their own lives. Kane's marriage to his wife Meredith is nothing but a means to an end. His closest advisors, Kitty O'Neill and Ezra Stone, are beginning to suspect something is wrong with the mayor, but they respect him too much to ask questions. Treasury Secretary Ben Zajac, on the other hand, is preoccupied with his own political ambitions to become the next governor of Illinois .
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization was created under the dialogue director of Ulrich Johannson by the synchronous company Antares Film GmbH in Berlin .
| Role name | Actress | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Kane | Kelsey Grammer | Klaus-Dieter Klebsch |
| Meredith Kane | Connie Nielsen | Irina von Bentheim |
| Ezra Stone | Martin Donovan | Frank Röth |
| Kitty O'Neill | Kathleen Robertson | Victoria Storm |
| Emma Kane | Hannah Ware | Sonja Spuhl |
| Ben Zajac | Jeff Hephner | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Dr. Ella Harris | Karen Aldridge | Silvia Missbach |
Production and broadcast
Farhad Safinia developed the series idea for Boss at the end of 2010 with the creative help of Kelsey Grammer and his production company Grammnet Productions . In November 2010, the script was presented to various cable channels, which led to fierce bidding competition. In the end, Starz won this bidding competition and commissioned eight episodes for the series. This continued the tradition at Starz of ordering series straight away without first producing a pilot episode . The casting for the series began in November 2010 with the engagement of Grammer as Mayor Tom Kane. Connie Nielsen was next on the show as Kane's wife Meredith Kane. This was followed by the casting of Jeff Hephner for the figure of Ben Zajac as Secretary of the Treasury of Illinois. The final cast was Hannah Ware as Tom Kane's estranged daughter Emma, and Kathleen Robertson and Martin Donovan as Kane's closest advisors, Kitty O'Neill and Ezra Stone. Filming for the first season began in and around Chicago in late April and ended in late July 2011.
The first eight-part season was broadcast from October 21 to December 9, 2011. The ratings for the first season remained almost consistently below half a million viewers. Only the series premiere and the season finale were seen by 660 and 510 thousand viewers, respectively. Even before the start of the series, Boss was extended for a second season, the broadcast of which began on August 17 and ended on October 19, 2012. Due to the lower ratings during the second season, Starz announced the discontinuation of the series in November 2012. However, the broadcaster and production studio are jointly exploring the possibility of bringing the open storylines to a close as part of a two-hour television film.
The German pay TV broadcaster FOX broadcast the two seasons of Boss between March 18 and July 22, 2013.
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | For how much longer? | Lists | Oct 21, 2011 | 18 Mar 2013 | Gus Van Sant | Farhad Safinia |
| 2 | 2 | Night workers | reflex | Oct 28, 2011 | 25th Mar 2013 | Jim McKay | Farhad Safinia |
| 3 | 3 | The city and the garbage | Swallow | Nov 4, 2011 | Apr 8, 2013 | Mario Van Peebles | Lyn Green & Richard Levine |
| 4th | 4th | Wind from the sails | Slip | Nov 11, 2011 | Apr 15, 2013 | Jim McKay | Bradford Winters |
| 5 | 5 | Three days | Remembered | Nov 18, 2011 | Apr 22, 2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Angelina Burnett |
| 6th | 6th | Nobody lives forever | Spit | Nov 25, 2011 | Apr 29, 2013 | Mario Van Peebles | Lyn Green & Richard Levine |
| 7th | 7th | The kneeling | Stasis | Dec 2, 2011 | May 6, 2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Bradford Winters |
| 8th | 8th | No choice | Choose | Dec 9, 2011 | 13th of May 2013 | Mario Van Peebles | Farhad Safinia |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Lightning out of the blue | Louder Than Words | 17th Aug 2012 | May 20, 2013 | Jim McKay | Dee Johnson |
| 10 | 2 | Welcome to Chicago | Through and through | Aug 24, 2012 | May 27, 2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Bradford Winters |
| 11 | 3 | Lennox Gardens | ablution | 31 Aug 2012 | 3rd June 2013 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Angelina Burnett |
| 12 | 4th | Just one of many | Redemption | Sep 7 2012 | June 10, 2013 | Phil Abraham | Julie Hébert |
| 13 | 5 | My friends, my enemies | Mania | Sep 14 2012 | June. 17.2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Kevin J. Hynes |
| 14th | 6th | Chicago is on fire | Backflash | 21 Sep 2012 | June 24, 2013 | Mario Van Peebles | Bradford Winters |
| 15th | 7th | Not a word blacked out | The conversation | 28 Sep 2012 | July, 1st 2013 | Nelson McCormick | Angelina Burnett |
| 16 | 8th | The long twilight | Consequence | Oct 5, 2012 | July 8, 2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Paul Keables |
| 17th | 9 | Back in business | clinch | Oct 12, 2012 | 15th July 2013 | Mario Van Peebles | Julie Hébert |
| 18th | 10 | Your death, my death | True Enough | Oct 19, 2012 | 22. July 2013 | Jean de Segonzac | Dee Johnson |
reception
The series was nominated for Best Series - Drama and Leading Actor Kelsey Grammer for Best Series - Leading Actor - Drama at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards . While the former was lost to Homeland , Grammer was able to win the award. Also in 2012, Grammer received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards , but failed to beat Bryan Cranston and Breaking Bad .
Web links
- Boss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website at Starz
- Boss at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: Boss: Startdartum and trailer for Kelsey Grammer's new series . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Boss. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on February 11, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d Nellie Andreeva: Starz To Greenlight Drama Series Starring Kelsey Grammer & Helmed By Gus Van Sant . In: Deadline Hollywood . November 18, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Connie Nielsen To Star In Starz's Drama Series 'Boss' . In: Deadline Hollywood . March 22, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Jeff Hephner To Co-Star On Starz's 'Boss' . In: Deadline Hollywood . March 28, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ a b Robert Seidman: Kelsey Grammer's The "Boss" in New Drama from Starz and Lionsgate . In: TV by the Numbers . April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ Nina Metz: Kelsey Grammer, the Boss of Chicago . In: Chicago Tribune . July 1, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Boss: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Starz Renews New Series 'Boss' For Second Season Before Premiere . In: Deadline Hollywood . September 27, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Boss: Starz sets the start date for season 2 . In: Serienjunkies.de . April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Boss: Season 2 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved on October 20, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: 'Boss' Won't Return To Starz For Season 3, May Wrap Story With Two-Hour Movie . In: Deadline Hollywood . November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ Boss: Broadcast dates for the television series on FOX . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ↑ Catriona Wightman: In Full: Golden Globes Awards 2012 - TV Nominees . In: Digital Spy . December 15, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
