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The Wire

The Wire

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20028.65 Seasons60 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Chris Collins
Written by Chris Collins
Produced by Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Ed Burns
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

Jamie Hector

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Themes & Keywords

corruptionnewspaperdrug traffickingdrug dealerbaltimore, usagangsterpoliceorganized crimepolice detectivesurveillancepower politicsurban decaynewspaper reporterwiretappingworkers unioneducation systemdocksblack projectmayoral electiondramaticviolenceobjective

About The Wire

The Wire is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of corruption, newspaper, drug trafficking, drug dealer, baltimore, usa, gangster. Created by Chris Collins, it stars Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn. 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.

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