Name: The Wire
Released: 2002-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie R. Faison

The Wire

Crime 2002

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Baltimore's inner-city crime and drug scene, seen through the eyes of every part of the drug "food chain", politicians, police, drug dealers and users.

Crime 2002

Starring Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie R. Faison

EPISODE 1

The Target

A Baltimore cop attends the trial of a drug dealer, a case that has far-reaching implications for both sides of the law.
EPISODE 2

The Detail

When a witness who testified against D'Angelo Barksdale is discovered murdered, McNulty and the detail take the opportunity to link the killing to Avon Barksdale's drugs crew.
EPISODE 3

The Buys

The detail finally puts a face to the name Avon, whose gang takes a humiliating hit at the hands of an infamous stick-up guy.
EPISODE 4

Old Cases

The team's raids prove wholly unsuccessful. McNulty cannot convince any of the suspects to give up Barksdale, and Bodie manages to escape from lock-up.
EPISODE 5

The Pager

When the detail discover that Barksdale's drug crew uses pagers to communicate, McNulty becomes determined to get hold of one to listen in on the organisation.
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

The politicians want arrests, but McNulty holds out, desperate for a wire-tap to get hard evidence against the Barksdale outfit. Meanwhile, Omar decides to testify after seeing the body of his murdered lover.

Dominic West

Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty
John Doman

William A. Rawls
Frankie R. Faison

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell
Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale
Domenick Lombardozzi

Det. Thomas "Herc" Hauk
Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman
Lance Reddick

Lt. Cedric Daniels
Wendell Pierce

Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Andre Royo

Bubbles
Sonja Sohn

Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs
J.D. Williams

Preston "Bodie" Broadus
Seth Gilliam

Sgt. Ellis Carver
Clarke Peters

Det. Lester Freamon
Jim True-Frost

Det. Roland "Prezbo" Pryzbylewski
Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little
Corey Parker Robinson

Det. Leander Sydnor
Robert Wisdom

Howard "Bunny" Colvin
Aidan Gillen

Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti
Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield
Idris Elba

Russell "Stringer" Bell
Chad Coleman

Dennis "Cutty" Wise
Isiah Whitlock Jr.

State Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis
James Ransone

Chester "Ziggy" Sobotka
Glynn Turman

Mayor Clarence V. Royce
Nina Kostroff-Noble

Producer
David Simon

Producer
Robert F. Colesberry

Producer
David Simon

Creator

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The Wire

CRIME

Baltimore's inner-city crime and drug scene, seen through the eyes of every part of the drug "food chain", politicians, police, drug dealers and users.

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Studio: HBO
Genre: Crime
Released: 2002
Rated: Caution

Languages

Primary: English (United States) (Dolby 5.1, AAC)

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: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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