Overview
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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Cast
Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn
Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce
Bunk Moreland
Michael Kenneth Williams
Omar Little
Deirdre Lovejoy
Rhonda Pearlman
Andre Royo
Bubbles
John Doman
William Rawls
Clarke Peters
Lester Freamon
Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield
Aidan Gillen
Tommy Carcetti
Seth Gilliam
Ellis Carver
Domenick Lombardozzi
Herc Hauk
Corey Parker Robinson
Leander Sydnor
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Clay Davis
Michael Kostroff
Maury Levy
Reg E. Cathey
Norman Wilson
Clark Johnson
Augustus Haynes
Tom McCarthy
Scott Templeton
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Chris Partlow
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Keywords
corruptionnewspaperdrug traffickingdrug dealerbaltimore, usagangsterpoliceorganized crimepolice detectivesurveillancepower politicscynicalurban decaynewspaper reporterwiretappingworkers unionangryhopelesseducation systemdocks
Seasons
Specials7 episodes2006
Season 113 episodes2002
1
The Target
2002-06-02
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2The Detail
2002-06-09
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3The Buys
2002-06-16
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4Old Cases
2002-06-23
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5The Pager
2002-06-30
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6The Wire
2002-07-07
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7One Arrest
2002-07-21
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8Lessons
2002-07-28
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9Game Day
2002-08-04
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10The Cost
2002-08-11
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11The Hunt
2002-08-18
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12Cleaning Up
2002-09-01
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13Sentencing
2002-09-08
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Season 212 episodes2003
1
Ebb Tide
2003-06-01
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2Collateral Damage
2003-06-08
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3Hot Shots
2003-06-15
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4Hard Cases
2003-06-22
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5Undertow
2003-06-29
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6All Prologue
2003-07-06
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7Backwash
2003-07-13
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8Duck and Cover
2003-07-27
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9Stray Rounds
2003-08-03
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10Storm Warnings
2003-08-10
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11Bad Dreams
2003-08-17
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12Port in a Storm
2003-08-24
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Season 312 episodes2004
1
Time After Time
2004-09-19
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2All Due Respect
2004-09-26
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3Dead Soldiers
2004-10-03
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4Amsterdam
2004-10-10
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5Straight and True
2004-10-17
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6Homecoming
2004-10-31
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7Back Burners
2004-11-07
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8Moral Midgetry
2004-11-14
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9Slapstick
2004-11-21
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10Reformation
2004-11-28
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11Middle Ground
2004-12-12
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12Mission Accomplished
2004-12-19
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Season 413 episodes2006
1
Boys of Summer
2006-09-10
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2Soft Eyes
2006-09-17
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3Home Rooms
2006-09-24
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4Refugees
2006-10-01
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5Alliances
2006-10-08
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6Margin of Error
2006-10-15
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7Unto Others
2006-10-29
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8Corner Boys
2006-11-05
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9Know Your Place
2006-11-12
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10Misgivings
2006-11-19
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11A New Day
2006-11-26
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12That's Got His Own
2006-12-03
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13Final Grades
2006-12-10
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Season 510 episodes2008
1
More with Less
2008-01-06
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2Unconfirmed Reports
2008-01-13
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3Not for Attribution
2008-01-20
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4Transitions
2008-01-27
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5React Quotes
2008-02-03
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6The Dickensian Aspect
2008-02-10
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7Took
2008-02-17
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8Clarifications
2008-02-24
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9Late Editions
2008-03-02
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10-30-
2008-03-09
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026