The Wire
2002 | 5 seasons | Crime, Drama
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences adore it (8.6/10), people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (79/100). A strong pick for the weekend.
Our take: A city told through cops, dealers, unions, schools and newspapers. Slow to start, and often called the best TV drama ever.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.6/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
- Box office & staying powerStrong
5 seasons
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.7 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
HBO Max Amazon Channel
HBO MaxRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Created by David Simon
- Dominic WestJimmy McNulty
- Lance ReddickCedric Daniels
- Sonja SohnKima Greggs
- Wendell PierceBunk Moreland
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsOmar Little
- Deirdre LovejoyRhonda Pearlman
- Andre RoyoBubbles
- John DomanWilliam Rawls
- Clarke PetersLester Freamon
- Jamie HectorMarlo Stanfield