The Wire

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.

Genres

Crime, Drama

Year

2002

Seasons

5

Creators

David Simon

Cast

Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kenneth Williams, Deirdre Lovejoy, Andre Royo, John Doman, Clarke Peters, Jamie Hector

TMDB rating

8.6 / 10

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