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The Wire( 2002)

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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.

  1. David Simon

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Dominic West

    Jimmy McNulty

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    Lance Reddick

    Cedric Daniels

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    Sonja Sohn

    Kima Greggs

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    Wendell Pierce

    Bunk Moreland

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    Michael Kenneth Williams

    Omar Little

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    Deirdre Lovejoy

    Rhonda Pearlman

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    J.D. Williams

    Bodie Broadus

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    Jamie Hector

    Marlo Stanfield

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    Andre Royo

    Bubbles

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    Aidan Gillen

    Tommy Carcetti

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    John Doman

    William Rawls

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    Seth Gilliam

    Ellis Carver

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    Domenick Lombardozzi

    Herc

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    Corey Parker Robinson

    Leander Sydnor

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    Isiah Whitlock Jr.

    Clay Davis

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    Michael Kostroff

    Maurice 'Maury' Levy

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    Reg E. Cathey

    Norman Wilson

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    Clark Johnson

    Augustus Haynes

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    Tom McCarthy

    Scott Templeton

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    Gbenga Akinnagbe

    Chris Partlow

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    Neal Huff

    Michael Steintorf

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    Jermaine Crawford

    Duquan "Dukie" Weems

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    Tristan Mack Wilds

    Michael Lee

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    Michelle Paress

    Alma Gutierrez

Current Season

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Season 5

2008 | 10 Episodes

In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. And now, in the media. The places and faces change, but the game remains the same. In the fifth — and final — season, the series expands its focus into the media — specifically the role of newspapers in big-city bureaucracy — as it follows a newspaper staff as they struggle to maintain integrity and meet deadlines in the face of budget cuts and staff reductions.

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A review by tmdb40011370

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Written by tmdb40011370 on Thu Nov 21 2019
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 on to watch The Wire. What I loved about the show is how it views the misery of drugs from different perspectives. In season 1 it focuses on the on-going battle between the street-corner dealers and ...

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • corruption
  • newspaper
  • drug trafficking
  • drug dealer
  • baltimore, usa
  • gangster
  • police
  • organized crime
  • police detective
  • surveillance
  • power politics
  • urban decay
  • newspaper reporter
  • wiretapping
  • workers union
  • education system
  • docks
  • black project
  • mayoral election
  • violence
  • homicide department