Where to Watch The Wire (2002)

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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

Streaming availability data is provided by JustWatch via TMDB and updates daily. Prices and catalogues vary by region.

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

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