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TV Series

The Wire (2002)

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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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Seasons

Series cast

  • Dominic West Dominic West Jimmy McNulty 60 episodes
  • Lance Reddick Lance Reddick Cedric Daniels 60 episodes
  • Sonja Sohn Sonja Sohn Kima Greggs 60 episodes
  • Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce Bunk Moreland 60 episodes
  • Deirdre Lovejoy Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman 60 episodes
  • John Doman John Doman William Rawls 60 episodes
  • Clarke Peters Clarke Peters Lester Freamon 59 episodes
  • Domenick Lombardozzi Domenick Lombardozzi Herc Hauk 57 episodes
  • Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam Ellis Carver 56 episodes
  • Andre Royo Andre Royo Bubbles 52 episodes
  • Michael Kenneth Williams Michael Kenneth Williams Omar Little 50 episodes
  • Jim True-Frost Jim True-Frost Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski 48 episodes
  • Frankie Faison Frankie Faison Ervin Burrell 47 episodes
  • Corey Parker Robinson Corey Parker Robinson Leander Sydnor 45 episodes
  • Delaney Williams Delaney Williams Jay Landsman 44 episodes
  • J.D. Williams J.D. Williams Bodie Broadus 42 episodes
  • Wood Harris Wood Harris Avon Barksdale 38 episodes
  • Idris Elba Idris Elba Stringer Bell 37 episodes

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