Synopsis
The Boss (El encargado, 2022), Season 1 is an Argentine dark comedy you can watch online on iFILM — 11 episodes about the most dangerous man in the building. Eliseo runs an upscale Buenos Aires apartment block, all soft smiles and servility, while privately ruling the place like a small god.
The threat lands early. The residents want to build a pool, a project that would cost Eliseo both his job and his home, so he reaches for every tool he has. Surveillance, blackmail, staged affairs, marriages quietly wrecked from the inside: he pulls one string after another to kill the plan and round up the votes he needs. Each episode is its own little scheme, and the warmer his grin, the worse it goes for whoever stands in his way.
Guillermo Francella carries the show almost single-handedly, turning a petty manipulator into someone both unsettling and very funny. From the creators of Wild Tales, it's a sharp satire about the power of a nobody. Made for fans of cruelty-tinged comedy. Stream The Boss Season 1 online on iFILM.
11 episodes
S1·E1A Dangerous Project
Superintendent Eliseo learns about a project that would result in him losing his home and job.
S1·E2A Sympathetic Move
Eliseo manipulates a case of infidelity and plays on a woman's faith in a bid to secure allies.
S1·E3A Tourist in Buenos Aires
Eliseo must run off a Swiss tourist after the owners of the apartment he rented her return early.
S1·E4A Lover for Zambrano
Eliseo employs drastic measures to destroy his adversary's marriage.
S1·E5Surprise Visit
The arrival of a suspicious character at the condominium forces Eliseo to investigate.
S1·E6Night Driver
Eliseo is ensnared in a blackmail scheme by the daughter of a menacing union leader.
S1·E7Therapeutic Companion
After efforts to help a tenant's depressed son backfires, Eliseo tries to undo the good he's done.
S1·E8Sabotage in the Engine Room
Eliseo's latest plan to derail the pool project plunges the building into a dark chaos.
S1·E9The Squatter in 5B
Eliseo digs deep into his bag of deception to secure the three votes needed to block the project.
S1·E10The Moment of Truth
A last-minute betrayal allows the passing of the pool project, sending Eliseo into a dark place.
S1·E11The Phoenix
Eliseo returns to the building during an emergency that transforms him into a hero.
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