
About the TV Show

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The Wire
First Air Date: June 02, 2002
First Aired on | : | 2002 |
Status | : | Ended |
Created By | : | David Simon |
Networks | : | HBO |
Genres | : | Crime,Drama |
Seasons/Episodes | : | 60 episodes in 5 Seasons |
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.