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The Wire

2002★ 8.6 / 105 Seasons

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.

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The Wire The TargetS1 E1 The TargetJun 2, 2002 · 63 min"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail…Episode details → The Wire The DetailS1 E2 The DetailJun 9, 2002 · 58 min"You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found…Episode details → The Wire The BuysS1 E3 The BuysJun 16, 2002 · 56 min"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing…Episode details → The Wire Old CasesS1 E4 Old CasesJun 23, 2002 · 60 min"It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for…Episode details → The Wire The PagerS1 E5 The PagerJun 30, 2002 · 60 min"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can…Episode details → The Wire The WireS1 E6 The WireJul 7, 2002 · 60 min"..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and…Episode details → The Wire One ArrestS1 E7 One ArrestJul 21, 2002 · 60 min"A man must have a code." - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident…Episode details → The Wire LessonsS1 E8 LessonsJul 28, 2002 · 57 min"Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell.…Episode details → The Wire Game DayS1 E9 Game DayAug 4, 2002 · 57 min"Maybe we won." - Herc. Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc and Carver take some cash off…Episode details → The Wire The CostS1 E10 The CostAug 11, 2002 · 56 min"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him…Episode details → The Wire The HuntS1 E11 The HuntAug 18, 2002 · 57 min"Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels…Episode details → The Wire Cleaning UpS1 E12 Cleaning UpSep 1, 2002 · 57 min"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace…Episode details → The Wire SentencingS1 E13 SentencingSep 8, 2002 · 66 min"all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels…Episode details →