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.
The Wire
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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.
Seasons
5
Episodes
60
Status
Ended
Production
Blown Deadline Productions, HBO
Cast
Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn
Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce
Bunk Moreland
Michael Kenneth Williams
Omar Little
Deirdre Lovejoy
Rhonda Pearlman
Andre Royo
Bubbles
John Doman
William Rawls
Clarke Peters
Lester Freamon
Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield
Aidan Gillen
Tommy Carcetti
Seth Gilliam
Ellis Carver
Domenick Lombardozzi
Herc Hauk
Corey Parker Robinson
Leander Sydnor
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Clay Davis
Michael Kostroff
Maury Levy
Reg E. Cathey
Norman Wilson
Clark Johnson
Augustus Haynes
Tom McCarthy
Scott Templeton
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Chris Partlow
Neal Huff
Michael Steintorf
Jermaine Crawford
Dukie Weems
Tristan Mack Wilds
Michael Lee
Michelle Paress
Alma Gutierrez
Video Gallery
Official Trailer
The Wire 20th Anniversary: ‘All the Pieces Matter’ Panel Discussion with Cast & Creatives
