The Wire

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A Baltimore homicide detective pushes his department into investigating the Barksdale drug organization, creating a wiretap case shaped by bureaucracy, street-level survival, and competing loyalties. The first season focuses on the collision between police institutions and the West Baltimore drug trade.

Released: 2002-06-02

Creator: David Simon

Network: HBO

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Characters

Jimmy McNulty Dominic West
Cedric Daniels Lance Reddick
Kima Greggs Sonja Sohn
Bunk Moreland Wendell Pierce
Lester Freamon Clarke Peters
Bubbles Andre Royo
Avon Barksdale Wood Harris
Stringer Bell Idris Elba
D'Angelo Barksdale Larry Gilliard Jr.
Omar Little Michael K. Williams

Episodes

The Target

Director: Clark Johnson

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-06-02
The Detail

Director: Clark Johnson

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-06-09
The Buys

Director: Peter Medak

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-06-16
Old Cases

Director: Clement Virgo

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-06-23
The Pager

Director: Clark Johnson

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: Ed Burns

Released: 2002-06-30
The Wire

Director: Ed Bianchi

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-07-07
One Arrest

Director: Joe Chappelle

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: Rafael Alvarez

Released: 2002-07-21
Lessons

Director: Gloria Muzio

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-07-28
Game Day

Director: Milčo Mančevski

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David H. Melnick & Shamit Choksey

Released: 2002-08-04
The Cost

Director: Brad Anderson

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: David Simon

Released: 2002-08-11
The Hunt

Director: Steve Shill

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: Joy Lusco

Released: 2002-08-18
Cleaning Up

Director: Clement Virgo

Writer: Story by: David Simon & Ed Burns / Teleplay by: George Pelecanos

Released: 2002-09-01
Sentencing

Director: Tim Van Patten

Writer: David Simon & Ed Burns

Released: 2002-09-08