The Wire (2002)
Listen carefully.
Creator: David Simon
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.
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Creators
David Simon
Cast
Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty 
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels 
Sonja Sohn
Kima Greggs 
Wendell Pierce
Bunk Moreland 
Michael Kenneth Williams
Omar Little 
Deirdre Lovejoy
Rhonda Pearlman 
Andre Royo
Bubbles 
John Doman
William Rawls 
Clarke Peters
Lester Freamon 
Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield 
Aidan Gillen
Tommy Carcetti 
Seth Gilliam
Ellis Carver User Reviews (2)
Without doubt, this is the finest, most complete TV drama ever! I know other people will say I am not even close, but for me it really is, and that includes watching Breaking Bad and The Sopranos! Years ago I watched "The Corner", which was like a prequel to The Wire, and it not only saddened me as to how people live and are dependent on drugs, but it also intrigued me. So much so that I went on to watch The Wire. What I loved about the show is how it views the misery of drugs from different perspectives. In season 1 it focuses on the on-going battle between the street-corner dealers and the police; season 2 focuses on drug distribution; season 3 the possibility of a drug amnesty; season 4 and school kids and their choices between education, employment and drug dealers; season 5 the media take on drugs. There is a certain feeling of helplessness running through this show, as you…
Good but not Great 3.5/5 2 series I was told I have to watch by many were GOT n The Wire. I have to say I'm at the end of Season 4 of The Wire and its just... well, OK. I'm not sure why so many people seem to praise this show so much when nobody seemed to care when it was on, rating weren't anything to talk about not to mention it never won a single Emmy. IDK it seems like all it takes is for someone to talk up the show n everyone new jumps on the bandwagon. I'm definitely expecting a lot more from GOT which is why I saved it for last. 🤞