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The Wire

The Wire

2002 - 200860 episodes5 seasons
8.6
(2,639)

"Listen carefully."

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.

Creator:Nina K. Noble, David Simon

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Synopsis

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.

Basic Info

StatusEnded
First Air DateJune 2, 2002
Last Air DateMarch 9, 2008
Original Languageen

Statistics

Vote Count2,639
Popularity54
Episodes60
Seasons5

Languages

MandarinEnglishGreekSpanish

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Blown Deadline Productions

HBO

Creators

Nina K. Noble

David Simon

Keywords

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