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The Wire

2002 Ended

8.6/10 2,909 votes

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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
Cast:: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: HBO

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E01

Episode 1

It's All Connected

2006-08-20 · 29m

A behind-the-scenes look at the fourth season of The Wire.

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Episode 2

When Bunk Met McNulty (2000)

2007-12-15 · 3m

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. McNulty shows up for his first day as Bunk's partner.

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Episode 3

Young Omar (1985)

2007-12-15 · 2m

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. Omar's first stick-up.

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Episode 4

Young Proposition Joe (1962)

2007-12-15 · 2m

One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. An elementary school-aged Prop Joe shows his entrepreneurial tendencies

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Episode 5

Odyssey

2007-12-20 · 29m

Creator David Simon and members of the cast take you on a retrospective journey through the streets of Baltimore, and the first four seasons of "The Wire."

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Episode 6

The Last Word

2007-12-21 · 27m

The role of the media is explored in this special that focuses on the upcoming fifth season of HBO's acclaimed drama series The Wire.

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Episode 7

Tapping The Wire

2007-07-17 · 25m

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.

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