Will the Kelsey Grammer Led BOSS Return for a Film?

By: Aug. 04, 2013
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After two seasons the Starz network canceled the Kelsey Grammer lead drama of BOSS after suffering from low ratings back in November of 2012. According to Variety at the time, the show averaged 937,000 for multiple airings of its Episodes in the second season, which was a decline from season one. The show ended its run of 18 Episodes on October 19, 2012.

Today, Deadline reports that actress Hannah Ware, who played Emma Kane on the hit show, addressed the show's potential for a third season or for a rumoured film that would wrap up the many hanging storylines.

On the panel for Betrayal, Ware said in response to a question that she believes Boss had the creative juice to last for a third year. She added that a "bad time slot" contributed to Boss's demise after two seasons. But when pressed about how her character's story might have evolved, she said she couldn't reveal that because of the tentative film plans.

But she quickly added "I don't know" when asked for specifics, and did not confirm whether she'd been asked to reprise her Boss role of Emma Kane in a film.

Grammer won a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role as Chicago Mayor Tom Kane on BOSS. He made his Broadway musical debut in the role of George in the recent revival of La Cage Aux Folles.

Grammer is best known as Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers". He continued playing the celebrated character in two additional TV series ("Wings" and "Frasier") over a span of 20 years, tying the record for longest-running television character. For the role, Grammer won four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and received an unparalleled 16 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations and 16 SAG nominations. Grammer won a fifth Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his recurring role of Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons". He has also lent his voice to the films Toy Story 2, Anastasia and Teacher's Pet and the television series "Father of the Pride," "Gary the Rat" and the Emmy-nominated "Animal Farm".

His film credits include X-Men: The Last Stand, Fifteen Minutes, Down Periscope, Even Money, Fame and the upcoming Crazy on the Outside and Bunyan and Babe, among others. Grammer starred in and served as executive producer of the ABC comedy, "Hank". Other TV credits include "Back to You," "A Christmas Carol," "Benedict Arnold," "Mr. St. Nick," "Kennedy," and "George Washington". With his TV Production Company, Grammnet, he has produced such hit television shows as the Emmy-winning "Medium" for NBC and "The Game" and "Girlfriends" for CW. He has directed single Episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris," "My Ex Life" and "Out of Practice". He also directed several Episodes of "Frasier," one of which earned him a DGA nomination.



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