The Wire

Season 52002

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.

Storyline

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.

First Aired
June 2, 2002
Last Aired
March 9, 2008
Runtime
1h 0min
Seasons
5
Episodes
60
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
HBO
Production
Blown Deadline Productions, HBO