Plot
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.
Cast
as Jimmy McNulty
as Cedric Daniels
as Kima Greggs
as Bunk Moreland
as Omar Little
as Rhonda Pearlman
as Bodie Broadus
as Marlo Stanfield
as Bubbles
as Tommy Carcetti
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
June 2, 2002
Last Aired Date
March 9, 2008
Production Companies
Blown Deadline Productions
HBO
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
5
Number of Episodes
60
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Reviews
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 …
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 …
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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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