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- Season 1 overviewJun 2-Sep 8, 200213 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. The Target Jun 2, 2002
- A homicide detective is assigned to investigate a street gang after disagreeing with a judge.
- 2. The Detail Jun 9, 2002
- A witness in D'Angelo's trial is found murdered; officers head for the gang's home turf.
- 3. The Buys Jun 16, 2002
- Interviews by officers lead to a minor riot; D'Angelo's crew gets raided.
- 4. Old Cases Jun 23, 2002
- Gang members arrested in the raid face arraignment.
- 5. The Pager Jun 30, 2002
- McNulty's detail tries breaking the code on the gang's pagers.
- 6. The Wire Jul 7, 2002
- Wallace and D'Angelo wrestle with their consciences.
- 7. One Arrest Jul 21, 2002
- A tip-off prompts arrest, but Avon and Stringer are suspicious.
- 8. Lessons Jul 28, 2002
- McNulty gets Stringer's license-plate number; Omar engages in a violent street encounter.
- 9. Game Day Aug 4, 2002
- Herc and Carver take cash from Wee-Bey; Omar resurfaces.
- 10. The Cost Aug 11, 2002
- Sydnor and Carver track down one of Barksdale's stash houses.
- 11. The Hunt Aug 18, 2002
- Greggs is hospitalized; police continue to try to track Savino; Bubbles tries to stay sober.
- 12. Cleaning Up Sep 1, 2002
- McNulty and Daniels wire Barksdale's back office; Wallace returns to the projects.
- 13. Sentencing Sep 8, 2002
- Hoping to continue the case, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority.
The Wire is an American television drama series created by David Simon that premiered on HBO in the United States on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008. 60 episodes aired over the show's five seasons, plus three additional prequel shorts. Each episode has a running time of 55–60 minutes.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By1122Clark Johnson3344The Wire is a crime drama series that depicts the Baltimore drug scene from different perspectives. IMDb provides information on the 60 episodes, the cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, and more.
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Each season of The Wire consists of 10 to 13 episodes that form several multi-layered narratives. Simon chose this structure with an eye towards long story arcs that draw in viewers, resulting in a more satisfying payoff.
Browse the episodes of The Wire, a critically acclaimed crime drama series that explores the drug trade and the city politics of Baltimore. Find ratings, summaries, cast, trivia and more for each episode.
The Wire is a classic series that follows a drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspectives of cops and criminals. Watch the first episode for free, stream all 60 episodes, and explore the cast, characters, quotes, and more.
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Jun 3, 2002 · TV-MA. 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.