Wire, The: Season 1

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)

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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

Collection Detail

Edition
The Complete Series Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
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
Dominic West
John Doman
John Doman
Idris Elba
Idris Elba
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Wood Harris
Wood Harris
Deirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick
Andre Royo
Andre Royo
Sonja Sohn
Sonja Sohn
Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety
Seth Gilliam
Seth Gilliam
Domenick Lombardozzi
Domenick Lombardozzi
Leo Fitzpatrick
Leo Fitzpatrick
J.D. Williams
J.D. Williams
Hassan Johnson
Hassan Johnson
Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan
Melanie Nicholls-King
Melanie Nicholls-King
Delaney Williams
Delaney Williams

Directors

Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson

Producers

David Simon
David Simon
Nina Kostroff-Noble
Nina Kostroff-Noble
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry

Writers

David Simon
David Simon

Awards & Accolades

  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: TV - Rank: #7
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: TV - Rank: #6

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
95%
Tomatometer
85 votes
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METASCORE
91
95 votes
IMDb RATING
9.3/10
395,457 votes

Tags

  1. The Wire