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The Wire

2002 • Crime, Drama

Rating

8.6/10

Popularity

159

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.

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Creator

David Simon

Cast

Dominic West

Lance Reddick

Sonja Sohn

Status

Ended

Release date

6/2/2002

Last air date

3/9/2008

Seasons

5

Episodes

60

Origin country

US

Vote count

2599