FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES “BOSS” TO LAUNCH SECOND SEASON FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH AT 9PM ET/PT
JONATHAN GROFF, SANAA LATHAN AND SPECIAL GUEST STAR TIP (“T.I”) HARRIS JOIN CAST LED BY GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNER KELSEY GRAMMER
Beverly Hills, CA. – For Immediate Release — The STARZ Original Series “Boss” is set to premiere its second season on Friday, August 17th at 9pm ET/PT. Starring Kelsey Grammer in his Golden Globe®- winning role as fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, the series also stars Connie Nielsen, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner, Kathleen Robertson, Troy Garity and Rotimi.
Produced by Lionsgate, “Boss” earned a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Drama Series for its debut season and is currently shooting season two in Chicago.
Joining the ensemble cast as series regulars this season are Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, “Glee”) as Ian Todd, a smart and ambitious young advisor to Kane, and Sanaa Lathan (“Nip/Tuck,” A Raisin in the Sun), as Alderman William Ross’ strong-willed and politically savvy Chief of Staff, Mona Fredricks.
Special guest star Tip Harris, who is known internationally as rapper T.I. (“American Gangster,” “Takers”), will be featured as Trey Rogers, a former gangbanger with designs on a career in City Hall. Additional guest stars include Amy Morton (Up in the Air, “Private Practice”) as State Senator Catherine Walsh, who has been defeated in her bid for Governor three times, but is now determined win.
Dee Johnson (“The Good Wife,” “ER”) will serve as executive producer along with series creator Farhad Safinia, Kelsey Grammer, Gus Van Sant, Brian Sher and Stella Bulochnikov. The series is produced by Lionsgate Television in association with Grammnet NH Productions, Roya Productions and Small Wishes, Inc.
In season two of “Boss,” Kane ferociously beats back the physical symptoms of his illness with high doses of medication. But this comes at a cost -- experiencing heightened psychological manifestations of the disease. Without his longtime advisors Stone and Kitty, Kane is also forced to reconfigure his inner circle. Surrounded by strangers and without much time left, he acts quickly to protect and repair his legacy by cutting out the cancers within the political machine.
But as corrupt heads roll and his list of enemies grows, Kane's virtuous actions begin to erode the very foundation of power he's worked a lifetime to build. In order to maintain it, Kane must govern as he always has—ruthlessly.
About Starz Entertainment Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 17 premium channels including the flagship STARZ® and ENCORE® brands with approximately 19.6 million and 33.2 million subscribers respectively.
Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its STARZ, ENCORE and MOVIEPLEX brands.
Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA).
About Lionsgate: Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales.
The Company has built a strong television presence in production of primetime cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an array of channel assets.
Lionsgate currently has 15 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning "Mad Men," "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie," along with the powerful drama "Boss," the syndication successes "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," its spinoff "Meet the Browns," "The Wendy Williams Show," "Are We There Yet?" and the upcoming “Anger Management.”
Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 13,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses.
The Lionsgate brand remains synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.
Contacts:
Paul Campbell STARZ 212-905-4230
Dorothea Donnelly STARZ 424- 204-4135
Shannon Buck STARZ 424-204-4173
Leah Krantzler Lionsgate Television 323-965-1990
1 comment:
Boss has returned and hopefully has garnered a bigger following than it had last season. Grammer is fantastic as Mayor Tom Kane and I think this role really set him apart from his previous work. It’s grimy, dark and that’s why I love it. Fall is coming and Boss isn’t the only show returning to TV. So in preparation, I upgraded to the new Hopper DVR over the summer which was suggested by a Dish co-worker. It was a fantastic idea because now I have 2,000 hours of recording time available. It even got me through the Olympics! It also comes with three tuners which means that I can record more things at the same time. I wanted to make sure that I have enough space for this awesome show. I’m sure that this season Kane will only tighten his grip on his position and on his beloved O’Hare expansion project. I’m really looking forward to it. I’m excited to see some new characters this season as well.
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