The Wire

“Listen carefully.”

8.6(2,589)20025 Seasons60 EpisodesEnded

CrimeDrama

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.

Creator

David Simon

Network

HBO

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Cast

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Andre Royo

Bubbles

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Aidan Gillen

Tommy Carcetti

Seth Gilliam

Ellis Carver

Reviews

2 reviews

tmdb40011370

6y ago

10.0

Without doubt, this is the finest, most complete TV drama ever! I know other people will say I am not even close, but for me it really is, and that includes watching Breaking Bad and The Sopranos! Years ago I watched "The Corner", which was like a prequel to The Wire, and it not only saddened me as to how people live and are dependent on drugs, but it also intrigued me. So much so that I went o...

Mr.Charlie

3y ago

Good but not Great 3.5/5 2 series I was told I have to watch by many were GOT n The Wire. I have to say I'm at the end of Season 4 of The Wire and its just... well, OK. I'm not sure why so many people seem to praise this show so much when nobody seemed to care when it was on, rating weren't anything to talk about not to mention it never won a single Emmy. IDK it seems like all it takes is for s...