The Wire

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Follows one single drug and homicide investigation throughout the length of an entire season. Centered on the drug culture of inner-city Baltimore, the series' storyline unfolds from the points of view of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers determined to bring them down.


Aliases
  • The Wire (2002)
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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 79126
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired June 2, 2002
  • Recent October 16, 2014
  • Airs Sunday, at 9:00pm
  • Network HBO
  • Average Runtime 60 minutes
  • Genres Crime Drama Thriller
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified November 22, 2024 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials August 2006 October 2014 26
Season 1 June 2002 September 2002 13
Season 2 June 2003 August 2003 12
Season 3 September 2004 December 2004 12
Season 4 September 2006 December 2006 13
Season 5 January 2008 March 2008 10
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 86
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 June 2002 March 2008 60
Unassigned Episodes 26
Name Number of Episodes Dates
David Simon 31 06/02/2002 - 03/09/2008
Ed Burns 19 06/02/2002 - 03/09/2008
George Pelecanos 7 09/01/2002 - 03/02/2008
Richard Price 5 09/26/2004 - 02/17/2008
William F. Zorzi 5 10/29/2006 - 01/13/2008
Dennis Lehane 4 10/03/2004 - 02/24/2008
Joy Lusco 3 08/18/2002 - 11/07/2004
Rafael Alvarez 3 07/21/2002 - 10/31/2004
Eric Ellis Overmyer 2 10/15/2006 - 11/19/2006
Kia Corthron 1 11/12/2006
David Mills 1 09/17/2006
Shamit Choksey 1 08/04/2002
Chris Collins 1 01/20/2008
David H. Melnick 1 08/04/2002
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Ernest R. Dickerson 6 08/17/2003 - 01/13/2008
Joe Chappelle 6 07/21/2002 - 03/02/2008
Agnieszka Holland 4 11/14/2004 - 02/03/2008
Clark Johnson 4 06/02/2002 - 03/09/2008
Ed Bianchi 4 07/07/2002 - 09/19/2004
Robert F. Colesberry 4 08/24/2003
Daniel Attias 4 07/27/2003 - 01/27/2008
Steve Shill 4 08/18/2002 - 09/26/2004
Timothy Van Patten 3 09/08/2002 - 11/07/2004
Dominic West 2 02/17/2008
Elodie Keene 2 06/15/2003 - 06/22/2003
Christine Moore 2 11/28/2004 - 09/17/2006
Brad Anderson 2 08/11/2002 - 11/26/2006
Clement Virgo 2 06/23/2002 - 09/01/2002
Anthony Hemingway 2 10/29/2006 - 02/24/2008
Alex Zakrzewski 2 11/21/2004 - 11/12/2006
Seith Mann 2 09/24/2006 - 02/10/2008
Rob Bailey 2 08/10/2003 - 10/03/2004
Milcho Manchevski 1 08/04/2002
Scott Kecken 1 01/20/2008
David Platt 1 10/08/2006
Thomas J. Wright 1 07/13/2003
Gloria Muzio 1 07/28/2002
Jim McKay (II) 1 10/01/2006
Leslie Libman 1 10/31/2004
Joy Kecken 1 01/20/2008
Peter Medak 1 06/16/2002
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Charlie Brooker 1 07/17/2007

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