2002 The WireBlown Deadline Productions
First episode: 2002-06-02Last episode: 2008-03-09
60 episodes •5 seasons
Where to watch
Crime
Drama
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.
Top paid cast
Specials 2006
Season 1 2002
13 episodes
On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Season 1 follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore — one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance.
See season 1 detailsSeason 2 2003
12 episodes
McNulty's on harbor patrol. Daniels is in the police-archives dungeon. Prez is chafing in the suburbs.
See season 2 detailsSeason 3 2004
12 episodes
The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But the police department hasn't got any answers.
See season 3 detailsSeason 4 2006
Season 5 2008