The Wire
The Wire
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Premiered:
- Network: HBO
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Created by David Simon
- Subject Matter: Police
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Plot Synopsis
Told from both the point of view of the police and their targets, ''The Wire'' chronicles the decline of the working class in American cities, as revealed on the Baltimore waterfront and its unions. ''The Wire'' captures a universe where easy distinctions between good end evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn.
Cast
- Dominic West - Det. Jimmy McNulty
- Sonja Sohn - Det. Shakima Greggs
- Lance Reddick - Lt. Cedric Daniels
- Wendell Pierce - Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
- Seth Gilliam - Det. Ellis Carver
- Domenick Lombardozzi - Det. Thomas "Herc" Hauk
- Frankie R. Faison - Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell
- Larry Gilliard Jr. - D'Angelo Barksdale
- Wood Harris - Avon Barksdale
- Idris Elba - Stringer Bell
- Andre Royo - Bubbles
- J.D. Williams - Bodie
- Peter Gerety - Phelan
Settings
- - Baltimore, Maryland USA