Basic Info

First Air: June 02, 2002

Rating: ⭐ 8.6/10 (2487 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 60

Last Episode

Name: -30-

Season: 5, Episode: 10

Air Date: 2008-03-09

Runtime: 94 min

"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie searches for an old mentor and a fallen officer is given a wake.

Videos

Behind The Scenes Series Featurette (YouTube)

The Wire 20th Anniversary: ‘The King Stay the King’: In Conversation with Creator David Simon (YouTube)

The Wire 20th Anniversary: ‘All the Pieces Matter’ Panel Discussion with Cast & Creatives (YouTube)

Official Trailer (YouTube)

The Wire

2002 5 seasons 60 episodes ⭐ 8.6/10 2487 votes

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.