The Wire (2002)

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TV Series · Crime, Drama · 5 seasons · Rated 8.6/10 on TMDB · First aired June 2, 2002 · Ended

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 David Simon

Cast

• Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty
• Lance Reddick as Cedric Daniels
• Sonja Sohn as Kima Greggs
• Wendell Pierce as Bunk Moreland
• Michael Kenneth Williams as Omar Little
• Deirdre Lovejoy as Rhonda Pearlman
• Andre Royo as Bubbles
• John Doman as William Rawls
• Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon
• Jamie Hector as Marlo Stanfield
• Aidan Gillen as Tommy Carcetti
• Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver

Seasons

• Season 1 · 13 episodes · 2002
• Season 2 · 12 episodes · 2003
• Season 3 · 12 episodes · 2004
• Season 4 · 13 episodes · 2006
• Season 5 · 10 episodes · 2008

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