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The Wire

American crime drama television series

The Wire is an American crime drama television series created by former reporter David Simon. It is set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland. The series began airing on the premium cable network HBO on June 2, 2002 and ended March 9, 2008. It had 60 episodes in five seasons.

The Wire
Genre
Created byDavid Simon
Starring
Theme music composerTom Waits
Opening theme
Ending theme"The Fall" by Blake Leyh
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes60 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Production location(s)Baltimore, Maryland
Running time
  • 55–60 minutes
  • 93 minutes (series finale)
Production company(s)
Distributor
Release
Original networkHBO
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatSurround sound
Original releaseJune 2, 2002 (2002-06-02) –
March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
Other websites
Website

The characters are divided into six groups: the law, the politicians, the street, the schools, the docks, and the paper.

References change

  1. ↑ "'The Wire': David Simon reflects on his modern Greek tragedy". Variety. March 8, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (March 6, 2018). "The Wire, 10 years on: 'We tore the cover off a city and showed the American dream was dead'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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