Jimmy McNulty is een agent in de stad Baltimore, Maryland waar hij met de verschillende facetten van het criminele leven in aanraking komt. In deze serie worden verschillende perspectieven belicht van het stadsleven waaronder de drugshandel, het havensysteem, de lokale overheid en bureaucratie, het schoolsysteem en de geprinte media.
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- flavo4323 november 2025The Wire is one of the rare television series that feels as though it was written from the inside out. Its creators knew Baltimore intimately—its institutions, its politics, its street culture—and that familiarity gives the show an authenticity, grit, and honesty few dramas ever achieve. It also proves that compelling urban stories don’t have to come from Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago; cities like Baltimore have their own urgent, human narratives worth telling. One of the show’s most unique strengths is its accurate portrayal of surveillance—wiretaps, pen registers, burner phones, investigative patience, and the bureaucratic battles behind every warrant. It demystifies surveillance work instead of glamorizing it, showing how tedious, technical, and legally fragile it really is. Each season’s focus on a different layer of crime and corruption—police, drug crews, unions, city hall, schools, journalism—keeps momentum and depth, with new characters introduced naturally. Having lived near Baltimore and heard similar stories, The Wire felt startlingly, sometimes uncomfortably, real.
- Corbin Bishop2 februari 2026I'm going to miss this show so much. I looked forward to my episode every night. Great story telling and character developments. Thought they ended it really well in a satisfying way. Glad I purchased the whole series. Deserves it.
- Julie Jones12 januari 2026I have seen many brilliant shows, and The Wire is one of them. Even the word brilliant isn't enough to put into words how good this series is. The Wire is incredibly well made, with moody lighting, striking location work that also brings atmosphere and great photography, while the music is very haunting. You should followed by watching breaking bad and sopranos
- Ry4 november 2025My favorite show of all time despite the last season being a bit weaker than the rest(still good though.) The main character is truly the city of Baltimore, and there are few purely good or bad guys, just a bunch of people caught up in the endless war on drugs and the societal cycle that it creates. It's probably the most realistic fictional police media ever produced.
- Ben Cormier22 juli 2025A deep dive into a city in decay, each season focusing on a separate facet of society, The Wire is the greatest show ever made, it challenged my beliefs, it opened my mind, it changed my perspective. I laughed, I cried, I've watched it 10 times and it only gets better each time. It starts slow and it's tough to keep track of a Dickensian sized cast when they're only on screen for a blip per episode, but it's worth getting used to the pacing. By the end of season one, you'll get it. At the start of season 2 you'll feel out of sync again, but eventually it all clicks and you'll be ready for season 4, the crowning achievement of all television.
- PI_3X30 augustus 2025This is special. In a sense it is just another crime tv show, but it is incredibly well done. Easily top 5 best tv shows I have seen
The Wire Trivia
The Wire has 5 seasons.
The Wire has 60 episodes.
The key characters in The Wire are Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), Cedric Daniels (Lance Reddick), Kima Greggs (Sonja Sohn).
The Wire was directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, Joe Chappelle, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill, Clark Johnson, Dan Attias, Tim Van Patten, Agnieszka Holland, Peter Medak, Clement Virgo, Elodie Keene, Christine Moore, Anthony Hemingway, Alex Zakrzewski, Brad Anderson, Rob Bailey, Seith Mann, Gloria Muzio, Milcho Manchevski, Thomas J. Wright, Joy Kecken, Scott Kecken, Jim McKay, Leslie Libman, Dominic West, David Platt, Rob Baieu, Robert F. Colesberry.
The Wire was produced by Nina K. Noble, Joe Chappelle, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Ed Burns.
Jimmy McNulty is een agent in de stad Baltimore, Maryland waar hij met de verschillende facetten van het criminele leven in aanraking komt. In deze serie worden verschillende perspectieven belicht van het stadsleven waaronder de drugshandel, het havensysteem, de lokale overheid en bureaucratie, het schoolsysteem en de geprinte media.
The Wire is rated 16.
The Wire is a Misdaad, Drama, Thriller show.
The Wire has an audience rating of 9.6 out of 10.
The Wire episodes are 60 m long.
No, this show was canceled after 5 seasons.