The Wire (2002)

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Listen carefully.

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.

Released: 2002-06-02
Genres: Crime, Drama
Seasons: 5, 60 episodes
Network: HBO
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 8.6/10 from 2,826 votes

Created by David Simon.

Top cast

Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick as Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn as Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce as Bunk Moreland
Michael Kenneth Williams as Omar Little
Deirdre Lovejoy as Rhonda Pearlman
Andre Royo as Bubbles
John Doman as William Rawls
Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon
Jamie Hector as Marlo Stanfield

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Where to watch The Wire

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV, HBO Max; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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