The Wire

2002-2008

8.6 / 10 3K

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8.6/10

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Crime Drama

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.

Creators

David Simon

Stars

Dominic West Lance Reddick Sonja Sohn

Seasons

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Jim True-Frost

Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski

Frankie Faison

Ervin Burrell

Corey Parker Robinson

Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson

Michael Salconi

Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo

Robert F. Chew

Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart

Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

D'Angelo Barksdale

Paul Ben-Victor

Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Brandy Burre

Theresa D'Agostino

Melanie Nicholls-King

Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff

Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh

Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka

Sergei 'Serge' Malatov

Charley Scalies

Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa

Edward Bernard Green Jr.

Nathaniel 'Nat' Coxson

Wendell 'Orlando' Blocker

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Brandon Price

Anton 'Stinkum' Artis

Lloyd 'Truck' Garrick

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Troj Strickland

Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix

Aaron 'Bug' Manigault

Alfonso Christian Lover

George 'Double G' Glekas

Community Relations Sgt.

Damien 'Day-Day' Price

Herbert De'Rodd 'Puddin' Johnson

Undercover Street Cop (uncredited)

Michael Stone Forrest

John 'Johnny Fifty' Spamanto

Tom Mardirosian

Agent Kristos Koutris

FBI Special Agent Mason

Genevieve Hudson-Price

Duane Chandler Rawlings

Nathaniel 'Hungry Man' Manns

Joe Urla

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland

Eisa Davis

Bubbles' Sister

Ptolemy Slocum

Business Card Homeless Man

Roscoe Orman

Off. Oscar Requer

Sam Coppola

Former Mayor 'Young Tony'

Comstat Police Major (uncredited)

Marty Lodge

Banisky

Fredro Starr

Marquis 'Bird' Hilton

Daniel Lee Robertson III

Michael 'White Mike' McArdle

Wintell 'Little Man' Royce

Gary 'D. Reign' Senkus

Middle School Teacher

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Destiny Jackson-Evans

Jeffrey Wendell Moffatt

School Board Representative

Medical Examiner Front Desk

Aubrey Deeker Hernandez

William Joseph Brookes

Crackhead (uncredited)

Pretty Lesbian (uncredited)

Wes Johnson

Security Supervisor (uncredited)

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Poe

Performer/Vocalist

Robert F. Colesberry

Det. Ray Cole (uncredited)

Ken Arnold

Car Theft Reporting Lt. (uncredited)

State Police Undercover Troy Wiggins

Michael Kevin Darnall

Brandon Wright

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Kirk Penberthy

FBI Spec. Agent Arnold D. Paulette

Special Agent Marcus Lemmel

Aphrodite Georgelakos

FBI Special Agent Salmond

Student in Registrar's Office

State's Atty. Kendall Remnick

Director of National Drug Control Policy

Hardware Store Employee

Queen Nzinga Ama Linton

Female Rail Passenger

Western District Officer

Asst. Medical Examiner

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Kelley Slagle

Asst. Medical Examiner

Washington Post Staff Member

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Jerry Whiddon

Washington Post Editor

Appointment Homeless Man

FBI Deputy Director Arthur Tolan

2.7K User reviews

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Jim True-Frost

Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski

Frankie Faison

Ervin Burrell

Corey Parker Robinson

Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson

Michael Salconi

Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo

Robert F. Chew

Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart

Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

D'Angelo Barksdale

Paul Ben-Victor

Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Brandy Burre

Theresa D'Agostino

Melanie Nicholls-King

Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff

Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh

Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka

Sergei 'Serge' Malatov

Charley Scalies

Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa

Edward Bernard Green Jr.

Nathaniel 'Nat' Coxson

Wendell 'Orlando' Blocker

👤

Brandon Price

Anton 'Stinkum' Artis

Lloyd 'Truck' Garrick

👤

Troj Strickland

Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix

Aaron 'Bug' Manigault

Alfonso Christian Lover

George 'Double G' Glekas

Community Relations Sgt.

Damien 'Day-Day' Price

Herbert De'Rodd 'Puddin' Johnson

Undercover Street Cop (uncredited)

Michael Stone Forrest

John 'Johnny Fifty' Spamanto

Tom Mardirosian

Agent Kristos Koutris

FBI Special Agent Mason

Genevieve Hudson-Price

Duane Chandler Rawlings

Nathaniel 'Hungry Man' Manns

Joe Urla

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland

Eisa Davis

Bubbles' Sister

Ptolemy Slocum

Business Card Homeless Man

Roscoe Orman

Off. Oscar Requer

Sam Coppola

Former Mayor 'Young Tony'

Comstat Police Major (uncredited)

Marty Lodge

Banisky

Fredro Starr

Marquis 'Bird' Hilton

Daniel Lee Robertson III

Michael 'White Mike' McArdle

Wintell 'Little Man' Royce

Gary 'D. Reign' Senkus

Middle School Teacher

👤

Destiny Jackson-Evans

Jeffrey Wendell Moffatt

School Board Representative

Medical Examiner Front Desk

Aubrey Deeker Hernandez

William Joseph Brookes

Crackhead (uncredited)

Pretty Lesbian (uncredited)

Wes Johnson

Security Supervisor (uncredited)

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Poe

Performer/Vocalist

Robert F. Colesberry

Det. Ray Cole (uncredited)

Ken Arnold

Car Theft Reporting Lt. (uncredited)

State Police Undercover Troy Wiggins

Michael Kevin Darnall

Brandon Wright

👤

Kirk Penberthy

FBI Spec. Agent Arnold D. Paulette

Special Agent Marcus Lemmel

Aphrodite Georgelakos

FBI Special Agent Salmond

Student in Registrar's Office

State's Atty. Kendall Remnick

Director of National Drug Control Policy

Hardware Store Employee

Queen Nzinga Ama Linton

Female Rail Passenger

Western District Officer

Asst. Medical Examiner

👤

Kelley Slagle

Asst. Medical Examiner

Washington Post Staff Member

👤

Jerry Whiddon

Washington Post Editor

Appointment Homeless Man

FBI Deputy Director Arthur Tolan

Mr.Charlie 15 Jun 2022

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 s...

tmdb40011370 21 Nov 2019

10/10

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 o...