The Wire
Listen carefully.
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.
Episodes
1It's All Connected
29 minAug 20, 2006
A behind-the-scenes look at the fourth season of The Wire.
2When Bunk Met McNulty (2000)
3 minDec 15, 2007
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. McNulty shows up for his first day as Bunk's partner.
3Young Omar (1985)
2 minDec 15, 2007
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. Omar's first stick-up.
4Young Proposition Joe (1962)
2 minDec 15, 2007
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. An elementary school-aged Prop Joe shows his entrepreneurial tendencies
5Odyssey
29 minDec 20, 2007
Creator David Simon and members of the cast take you on a retrospective journey through the streets of Baltimore, and the first four seasons of "The Wire."
6The Last Word
27 minDec 21, 2007
The role of the media is explored in this special that focuses on the upcoming fifth season of HBO's acclaimed drama series The Wire.
7Tapping The Wire
25 minJul 17, 2007
Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
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