The Wire

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

June 2, 2002

Last aired

March 9, 2008

Episodes

60

Network

HBO

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish, English, Greek, Chinese

Countries

United States of America

Production

Anthony Hemingway Productions,Blown Deadline Productions

Creator

David Simon

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0306414