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Starz; Chicago mayor drama

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Starz; Chicago mayor drama

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Boss is a STARZ Originals series that debuted October 21 on STARZ (Starz Entertainment release dated October 13, 2011); it was created by Farhad Safinia; it stars Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, a fictional Chicago mayor (Starz press release reproduced by The Futon Critic, fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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