The Wire 2002
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.
Episodes
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S1·E1 The Target"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty.
Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged…
S1·E2 The Detail"You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels.
McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile, Greggs is…
S1·E3 The Buys"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo.
The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing an eye and some bad publicity…
S1·E4 Old Cases"It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles.
Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid.…
S1·E5 The Pager"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale.
McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used…
S1·E6 The Wire"..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon.
When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and Avon Barksdale, McNulty and…
S1·E7 One Arrest"A man must have a code." - Bunk.
Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious, leading…
S1·E8 Lessons"Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar.
An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell. Meanwhile, Greggs and Carver bust a…
S1·E9 Game Day"Maybe we won." - Herc.
Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc and Carver take some cash off of Wee-Bey's hands,…
S1·E10 The Cost"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs.
With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies.…
S1·E11 The Hunt"Dope on the damn table." - Daniels.
The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels to hit drug dealers for…
S1·E12 Cleaning Up"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace.
The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets…
S1·E13 Sentencing"all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore.
Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels and…Cast
J
Jay Landsman
Dennis Mello
R
Richard Burton
Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty
C
Cleo Reginald Pizana
Coleman Parker
G
Gregory L. Williams
Michael Crutchfield
M
Megan Anderson
Jen Carcetti
D
Dravon James
Grace Sampson
M
Melvin Williams
Deacon
E
Edward Bernard Green Jr.
Spider
Crew
- Creator
- David Simon
- Producers
- George Pelecanos
- Executive Producers
- Nina K. Noble, David Simon
Details
- First air date
- Jun 2, 2002
- Last air date
- Mar 9, 2008
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 60
- Network
- HBO
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Blown Deadline Productions, HBO
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- Mandarin, English, Greek, Spanish
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