The Wire

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CrimeDrama

8.6

+16

5 Seasons

60 Episodes

June 2, 2002

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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.

Created by

David Simon

Network

HBO