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.
| Title | The Wire |
| Seasons | 5 Season(s) |
| Genre(s) | Crime, Drama |
| Release | June 2, 2002 |
| 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. |
| Network(s) | HBO |
| Language(s) | Spanish, English, Greek, Mandarin |
| Casts | Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kenneth Williams, Deirdre Lovejoy, J.D. Williams, Jamie Hector, Andre Royo, Aidan Gillen, John Doman, Seth Gilliam, Domenick Lombardozzi, Corey Parker Robinson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michael Kostroff, Reg E. Cathey, Clark Johnson, Tom McCarthy, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Neal Huff, Jermaine Crawford, Tristan Mack Wilds, Michelle Paress |
| Created by | David Simon |
| Rating | 8.6 • (219597 votes) |
