The Wire

2002 • 5 Seasons • 60 Episodes

“Listen carefully.”

★ 8.6 / 10 (2,622 votes)

Crime Drama

Synopsis

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.

About This Series

The Wire is a 2002 crime, drama series created by David Simon. The series spans 5 seasons and 60 episodes. It has earned an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10 based on 2,622 votes on TMDB. The series stars Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kenneth Williams among its cast of 24 credited actors.

Cast

Dominic West

as Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

as Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

as Kima Greggs

Wendell Pierce

as Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

as Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

as Rhonda Pearlman

Andre Royo

as Bubbles

John Doman

as William Rawls

Clarke Peters

as Lester Freamon

Jamie Hector

as Marlo Stanfield

Aidan Gillen

as Tommy Carcetti

Seth Gilliam

as Ellis Carver

Domenick Lombardozzi

as Herc Hauk

Corey Parker Robinson

as Leander Sydnor

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

as Clay Davis

Michael Kostroff

as Maury Levy

Reg E. Cathey

as Norman Wilson

Clark Johnson

as Augustus Haynes

Tom McCarthy

as Scott Templeton

Gbenga Akinnagbe

as Chris Partlow

Crew