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TV Show · 2002

The Wire

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  • 5 seasons
  • Rated TV-MA
  • TMDB 8.6/10
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Where to watch The Wire

In the United States, you can stream The Wire on HBO Max. You can also buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. It is on streaming services in 97 countries.

Overview

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.

The Wire is a crime and drama series created by David Simon that premiered in 2002 on HBO. It has 5 seasons and 60 episodes. The cast includes Dominic West, Lance Reddick and Sonja Sohn. It ended on March 9, 2008.

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Seasons

  1. Season 12002 · 13 episodes
  2. Season 22003 · 12 episodes
  3. Season 32004 · 12 episodes
  4. Season 42006 · 13 episodes
  5. Season 52008 · 10 episodes

Details

Created by
David Simon
Network
HBO
First aired
June 2, 2002
Last episode
March 9, 2008
Status
Ended
Seasons
5
Episodes
60
Original language
English
Country
United States
Production
Blown Deadline Productions and HBO
Rating
TV-MA (United States)

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