Season 5
(2008)
Overview
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.
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
as William Rawls
as Ellis Carver
as Herc
as Leander Sydnor
as Clay Davis
as Maurice 'Maury' Levy
as Norman Wilson
as Augustus Haynes
as Scott Templeton
as Chris Partlow
as Michael Steintorf
as Duquan "Dukie" Weems
as Michael Lee
as Alma Gutierrez
Episodes
More with Less 7.8
January 6, 2008
"The bigger the lie, the more they believe." - Bunk Moreland. McNulty and the detail continue to stake out Marlo and h…
Unconfirmed Reports 8.0
January 13, 2008
"This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk Moreland Freamon keeps a look out for Marlo, who is putting together a deal with Avo…
Not for Attribution 8.1
January 20, 2008
"They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher Mayor Carcetti's police department plan is leaked. Marlo turns to P…
Transitions 8.2
January 27, 2008
"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton Omar plots his revenge for his former associates murder now that he's returned…
React Quotes 8.2
February 3, 2008
"Just because they're in the street doesn't mean they lack opinions." - Haynes While the crew awaits a showdown with O…
The Dickensian Aspect 8.0
February 10, 2008
"If you have a problem with this. I understand completely." - Freamon Marlo's crew goes on full alert after Omar's mys…
Took 8.0
February 17, 2008
"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman After cooking up another scheme for the homeless case, McNulty and Les…
Clarifications 8.2
February 24, 2008
"A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning A shift in the police department sends Carver to a n…
Late Editions 8.4
March 2, 2008
"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it." - Snoop A promising lead makes Freamon's hard work worthwhile, although McNulty d…
-30- 8.7
March 9, 2008
"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while …