NR
8.6
·The Wire
The Wire
TV-MA·2002·60 episodes
Summary
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.
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Scripted
Networks:
Keywords
corruption
newspaper
drug trafficking
drug dealer
baltimore, usa
gangster
police
organized crime
police detective
surveillance
power politics
urban decay
newspaper reporter
wiretapping
workers union
education system
docks
black project
mayoral election
violence
