The Wire (TV Series)
- Original title
- The Wire
- Year
- 2002
- Running time
- 60 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
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David Simon (Creator), Joe Chappelle, Ernest R. Dickerson, Clark Johnson, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill, Daniel Attias, Timothy Van Patten, See 20 More
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Dominic West
- Lance Reddick
- Sonja Sohn
- Clarke Peters
- Aidan Gillen
- Wendell Pierce
- Andre Royo
- Idris Elba
- Michael K. Williams
- Domenick Lombardozzi
- Seth Gilliam
- J.D. Williams
- Jim True-Frost
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- Music
Various- Cinematography
- Producer
Distributor: HBO- Genre
- TV Series. Thriller. Drama | Crime. Cop Movies. Drugs. Politics
- Synopsis
- TV Series (2002-2008). 5 Seasons. 60 episodes. This unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn. The first season concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2008: Nominated for Emmy Award: Outstanding Writing2005: Nominated for Emmy Award: Outstanding Writing2008: Nominated for BAFTA TV Awards: Best International2008: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year2006: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year2003: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year
- Critics' reviews
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"It’s the most stunning piece of television that has ever come out of America, possibly the most stunning piece of television full-stop.", according to acclaimed comic author Alan Moore.
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