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02/06/2002 Crime, Drama 1h 34m
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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.

Top billed cast

  1. Dominic West

    Jimmy McNulty

  2. Lance Reddick

    Cedric Daniels

  3. Sonja Sohn

    Kima Greggs

  4. Wendell Pierce

    Bunk Moreland

  5. Deirdre Lovejoy

    Rhonda Pearlman

  6. John Doman

    William Rawls

  7. Clarke Peters

    Lester Freamon

  8. Domenick Lombardozzi

    Herc Hauk

  9. Seth Gilliam

    Ellis Carver

  10. View more

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Current Season

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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Reviews

A review by tmdb40011370
Written by tmdb40011370 on 2019-11-21
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...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Wire

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