The Wire

Synopsis

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

First Air Date: 2002-06-02

Last Air Date: 2008-03-09

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 60

Created By: David Simon

Networks: HBO

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Top Cast

Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick as Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn as Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce as Bunk Moreland
Deirdre Lovejoy as Rhonda Pearlman
John Doman as William Rawls
Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon
Domenick Lombardozzi as Herc Hauk
Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver
Andre Royo as Bubbles

Seasons

Specials (2006) - (7 Episodes)

Season 1 (2002) - (13 Episodes)

Season 2 (2003) - (12 Episodes)

Season 3 (2004) - (12 Episodes)

Season 4 (2006) - (13 Episodes)

Season 5 (2008) - (10 Episodes)

Specials (2006)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: It's All Connected (2006-08-20)

A behind-the-scenes look at the fourth season of The Wire.
Ep. 2: When Bunk Met McNulty (2000) (2007-12-15)

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. McNulty shows up for his first day as Bunk's partner.
Ep. 3: Young Omar (1985) (2007-12-15)

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. Omar's first stick-up.
Ep. 4: Young Proposition Joe (1962) (2007-12-15)

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. An elementary school-aged Prop Joe shows his entrepreneurial tendencies
Ep. 5: Odyssey (2007-12-20)

Creator David Simon and members of the cast take you on a retrospective journey through the streets of Baltimore, and the first four seasons of "The Wire."
Ep. 6: The Last Word (2007-12-21)

The role of the media is explored in this special that focuses on the upcoming fifth season of HBO's acclaimed drama series The Wire.
Ep. 7: Tapping The Wire (2007-07-17)

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.