The Wire

Series Summary

Each season of The Wire focuses on a different facet of the city of Baltimore. In chronological order they are: the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, the school system, and the print news media. Despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution they are committed to.

Premiered on: June 2, 2002

Cast

Lance Reddick … Cedric Daniels
Dominic West … Jimmy McNulty
Sonja Sohn … Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce … Bunk Moreland
Clarke Peters … Lester Freamon
Domenick Lombardozzi … Thomas "Herc" Hauk
Seth Gilliam … Ellis Carver
John Doman … William Rawls
Jim True-Frost … Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski
Deirdre Lovejoy … Rhonda Pearlman
Michael K. Williams … Omar Little
Frankie Faison … Ervin Burrell
Andre Royo … Bubbles