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Wire, The: Season 1
2002
This series looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and users. Other facets of the city that are explored in the series are the government and bureaucracy, schools and the news media. The show was created by former police reporter David Simon, who also wrote many of the episodes.
A new case begins... (second season)
JBscale
94
Superior
Film Detail
Genre
TV
- Crime
Length
13 hrs. 0 min.
US Theatrical Release
June 2, 2002
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated
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Edition
The Complete Series Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English:
DD 2.0 Surround
Studio
HBO Films
Released
June 2, 2015
Acquired Date
January 27, 2017
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Dominic West
John Doman
Idris Elba
Frankie Faison
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Wood Harris
Deirdre Lovejoy
Wendell Pierce
Lance Reddick
Andre Royo
Sonja Sohn
Peter Gerety
Seth Gilliam
Domenick Lombardozzi
Leo Fitzpatrick
J.D. Williams
Hassan Johnson
Michael B. Jordan
Melanie Nicholls-King
Delaney Williams
Directors
Clark Johnson
Producers
David Simon
Nina Kostroff-Noble
Robert F. Colesberry
Writers
David Simon
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2019 IMDB Top 250: TV - Rank: #7
2022 IMDB Top 250: TV - Rank: #6
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2004
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95%
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85 votes
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91
95 votes
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9.3/10
395,457 votes
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