• 2002
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The Wire

Summary The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement. View more details

  • 2002
  • TV-MA
  • 1h

The Wire

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Dominic West Wendell Pierce John Doman Deirdre Lovejoy

All cast & crew

9.3

Details

Genres : Thriller Crime Drama

Release date : Jun 1, 2002

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official Site

Language : English Spanish Mandarin Greek

Filming locations : Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Blown Deadline Productions

Summary The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Crime Drama

Release date : Jun 1, 2002

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official Site

Language : English Spanish Mandarin Greek

Filming locations : Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Blown Deadline Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 01, 2002
The Target
Baltimore detective Jimmy McNulty gets assigned to a new task force.
Episode 2 • Jun 08, 2002
The Detail
McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is killed.
Episode 3 • Jun 15, 2002
The Buys
The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver, and Prez result in a minor riot.
Episode 4 • Jun 22, 2002
Old Cases
McNulty and Greggs try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid.
Episode 5 • Jun 29, 2002
The Pager
McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers.
Episode 6 • Jul 06, 2002
The Wire
McNulty and Greggs ask for a delay in a murder bust in order to preserve the wiretap.
Episode 7 • Jul 20, 2002
One Arrest
Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver, and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious.
Episode 8 • Jul 27, 2002
Lessons
An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of Stringer Bell's car. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' reputation.
Episode 9 • Aug 03, 2002
Game Day
Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival.
Episode 10 • Aug 10, 2002
The Cost
With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels must figure out what to do with him in the time before he testifies.
Episode 11 • Aug 17, 2002
The Hunt
While Greggs' life hangs in the balance, the entire department attempts to hunt down Savino. When Wallace flips, willing to testify that Stringer, Wee-Bey and Bird killed Brandon, Daniels stashes him in his grandmother's house on the outskirts of the city, but he soon becomes restless. Stringer tells Wee-Bey he needs to get out of Baltimore until the Savino investigation cools off, while Avon considers his next move. When McNulty and Pearlman try to pressure Levy into giving up Savino, he proves smarter than they gave him credit for. Meanwhile, when the detail's hand is forced, and a series of city-wide raids are ordered so as to appease Burrell's desire for "dope on the table," McNulty goes to see Phelan for help, but is surprised at his reaction. Daniels decides not to raid the main Barksdale stash house, but when word of his plan gets back to Burrell, he realizes there is a snitch in the detail. Elsewhere, Bubbles finds it increasingly difficult to stay clean.
Episode 12 • Aug 31, 2002
Cleaning Up
Kima slowly recovers in the hospital. Stringer changes operations in the pit and the towers, rendering the wiretaps and clones useless, and prompting Burrell to begin dismantling the detail. Avon and Stringer meet Levy to discuss where their organization is vulnerable. Unbeknownst to the detail, Wallace returns to the pit to resume work. When Prez starts pulling political campaign finance reports, Pearlman is called to a meeting with a worried State's Attorney, and an angry Clay Davis confronts Daniels. Meanwhile, Stringer issues a difficult order to Bodie and Poot. With Shardene's help, the detail are able to install a camera in the strip club.
Episode 13 • Sep 07, 2002
Sentencing
Due to the camera at Orlando's, the detail gather enough information to arrest Avon and many of his people, but, with Wallace dead, they are unable to bring charges against Stringer, who's left on the street. However, disgusted that Avon and Stringer had Wallace killed, D'Angelo flips on the entire organization, giving the detail more information than they could have ever hoped for. As Daniels figures out who the snitch is in the unit, Herc is shocked when he is passed over for promotion in favor of Carver, who scored lower on the sergeant's exam. In Philadelphia, Wee-Bey is arrested and gladly admits to murder after murder. Finally figuring out why Avon has been buying vacant properties in the city, Daniels, McNulty, Freamon and Pearlman take their evidence of political involvement to the FBI. Meanwhile, D'Angelo's mother, Brianna (Michael Hyatt), attempts to convince him to stand with the family.

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