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The Wire
Baltimore's drug trade connects people who appear to inhabit separate worlds. Police investigations lead into workplaces, political offices, classrooms and newsrooms, revealing how each institution shapes the others. Across its changing perspectives, the drama follows ambitions frustrated by systems that reward compromise and resist reform. Detectives, dealers, students and public officials make choices within those constraints, with consequences extending far beyond any single case. The city itself becomes the common thread linking their competing versions of survival and success.
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60 episodes and specials in this guide.
Season 1 13 episodes & specials
- S01E01The TargetJun 2, 2002
- S01E02The DetailJun 9, 2002
- S01E03The BuysJun 16, 2002
- S01E04Old CasesJun 23, 2002
- S01E05The PagerJun 30, 2002
- S01E06The WireJul 7, 2002
- S01E07One ArrestJul 21, 2002
- S01E08LessonsJul 28, 2002
- S01E09Game DayAug 4, 2002
- S01E10The CostAug 11, 2002
- S01E11The HuntAug 18, 2002
- S01E12Cleaning UpSep 1, 2002
- S01E13SentencingSep 8, 2002
Season 2 12 episodes & specials
- S02E01Ebb TideJun 1, 2003
- S02E02Collateral DamageJun 8, 2003
- S02E03Hot ShotsJun 15, 2003
- S02E04Hard CasesJun 22, 2003
- S02E05UndertowJun 29, 2003
- S02E06All PrologueJul 6, 2003
- S02E07BackwashJul 13, 2003
- S02E08Duck and CoverJul 27, 2003
- S02E09Stray RoundsAug 3, 2003
- S02E10Storm WarningsAug 10, 2003
- S02E11Bad DreamsAug 17, 2003
- S02E12Port in a StormAug 24, 2003
Season 3 12 episodes & specials
- S03E01Time After TimeSep 19, 2004
- S03E02All Due RespectSep 26, 2004
- S03E03Dead SoldiersOct 3, 2004
- S03E04HamsterdamOct 10, 2004
- S03E05Straight and TrueOct 17, 2004
- S03E06HomecomingOct 31, 2004
- S03E07Back BurnersNov 7, 2004
- S03E08Moral MidgetryNov 14, 2004
- S03E09SlapstickNov 21, 2004
- S03E10ReformationNov 28, 2004
- S03E11Middle GroundDec 12, 2004
- S03E12Mission AccomplishedDec 19, 2004
Season 4 13 episodes & specials
- S04E01Boys of SummerSep 10, 2006
- S04E02Soft EyesSep 17, 2006
- S04E03Home RoomsSep 24, 2006
- S04E04RefugeesOct 1, 2006
- S04E05AlliancesOct 8, 2006
- S04E06Margin of ErrorOct 15, 2006
- S04E07Unto OthersOct 29, 2006
- S04E08Corner BoysNov 5, 2006
- S04E09Know Your PlaceNov 12, 2006
- S04E10MisgivingsNov 19, 2006
- S04E11A New DayNov 26, 2006
- S04E12That's Got His OwnDec 3, 2006
- S04E13Final GradesDec 10, 2006
Season 5 10 episodes & specials
- S05E01More with LessJan 6, 2008
- S05E02Unconfirmed ReportsJan 13, 2008
- S05E03Not for AttributionJan 20, 2008
- S05E04TransitionsJan 27, 2008
- S05E05React QuotesFeb 3, 2008
- S05E06The Dickensian AspectFeb 10, 2008
- S05E07TookFeb 17, 2008
- S05E08ClarificationsFeb 24, 2008
- S05E09Late EditionsMar 2, 2008
- S05E10-30-Mar 9, 2008
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