The Wire

"Listen carefully."

8.6

2002 Ended

Crime Drama

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.

Cast

Edward T. Norris

as Edward Norris

17 episodes

Anwan Glover

as Slim Charles

26 episodes

Thuliso Dingwall

as Kenard

14 episodes

Michael Hyatt

as Brianna Barksdale

12 episodes

Leo Fitzpatrick

as Johnny Weeks

14 episodes

Idris Elba

as Stringer Bell

37 episodes

Maestro Harrell

as Randy Wagstaff

14 episodes

Peter Gerety

as Judge Daniel Phelan

14 episodes

Lance Reddick

as Cedric Daniels

60 episodes

Michael Salconi

as Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo

23 episodes

Paul Ben-Victor

as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos

17 episodes

Cleo Reginald Pizana

as Coleman Parker

15 episodes

Jermaine Crawford

as Dukie Weems

23 episodes

Chris Ashworth

as Sergei 'Serge' Malatov

11 episodes

Gregory L. Williams

as Michael Crutchfield

14 episodes

Felicia Pearson

as Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson

23 episodes

Rick Otto

as Kenneth Dozerman

13 episodes

J.D. Williams

as Bodie Broadus

42 episodes

Frederick Strother

as Odell Watkins

16 episodes

Brian Anthony Wilson

as Vernon Holley

16 episodes

Frankie Faison

as Ervin Burrell

47 episodes

Callie Thorne

as Elena McNulty

12 episodes

Richard Burton

as Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

16 episodes

Seth Gilliam

as Ellis Carver

56 episodes

Michael Willis

as Andy Krawczyk

12 episodes

Al Brown

as Stanislaus Valchek

19 episodes

Aidan Gillen

as Tommy Carcetti

35 episodes

Michael Kenneth Williams

as Omar Little

50 episodes

Glynn Turman

as Clarence Royce

22 episodes

Neal Huff

as Michael Steintorf

12 episodes

Tray Chaney

as Malik 'Poot' Carr

24 episodes

Marlyne Barrett

as Nerese Campbell

11 episodes

Dravon James

as Grace Sampson

12 episodes

Dominic West

as Jimmy McNulty

60 episodes

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

as D'Angelo Barksdale

18 episodes

Christopher Mann

as Tony Gray

11 episodes

Deirdre Lovejoy

as Rhonda Pearlman

60 episodes

Jim True-Frost

as Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski

48 episodes

Richard DeAngelis

as Raymond Foerster

13 episodes

Domenick Lombardozzi

as Herc Hauk

57 episodes

Crew

Director

Joy Kecken Brad Anderson Steve Shill Elodie Keene Ed Bianchi Clark Johnson Anthony Hemingway Milcho Manchevski Clement Virgo Dan Attias Joe Chappelle Tim Van Patten Christine Moore Agnieszka Holland Dominic West Gloria Muzio

Costume Design

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Alonzo Wilson

Scenic Artist

Claire Sharp

Production Design

Vincent Peranio

Editor

Thom Zimny

Post Production Assistant

Gina Sansom

Stand In

Chad Tyler

Producer

Eric Overmyer George Pelecanos Ed Burns Joe Chappelle

Director of Photography

Uta Briesewitz

Co-Executive Producer

Nina K. Noble

Art Direction

Halina Gebarowicz

Cast Similarity

HIS & HERS

2 shared cast members

Shared: Chris Bauer, Pablo Schreiber

Fringe

2 shared cast members

Shared: Lance Reddick, Andre Royo

Eric

2 shared cast members

Shared: John Doman, Clarke Peters

Prison Break

2 shared cast members

Shared: Callie Thorne, Robert Wisdom

Black Bird

2 shared cast members

Shared: Robert Wisdom, Melanie Nicholls-King

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2 shared cast members

Shared: Lance Reddick, Glynn Turman

Task

2 shared cast members

Shared: Brian Anthony Wilson, Christopher Mann

The Good Wife

2 shared cast members

Shared: J.D. Williams, Gbenga Akinnagbe

Halo

1 shared cast member

Shared: Pablo Schreiber

Testament: The Story of Moses

1 shared cast member

Shared: Clarke Peters

Crew Similarity

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

6 shared crew members

Shared: Steve Shill, Christine Moore, Gloria Muzio +3 more

Roles: Director

Fringe

4 shared crew members

Shared: Brad Anderson, Anthony Hemingway, Joe Chappelle +1 more

Roles: Director, Producer

The Sopranos

3 shared crew members

Shared: Steve Shill, Dan Attias, Tim Van Patten

Roles: Director

Homeland

3 shared crew members

Shared: Clark Johnson, Dan Attias, Seith Mann

Roles: Director

The West Wing

3 shared crew members

Shared: Steve Shill, Clark Johnson, Chad Tyler

Roles: Director, Stand In

NCIS: Los Angeles

3 shared crew members

Shared: Elodie Keene, Christine Moore, Leslie Libman

Roles: Director

Dexter

3 shared crew members

Shared: Steve Shill, Ernest R. Dickerson, Seith Mann

Roles: Director

Black Bird

2 shared crew members

Shared: Joe Chappelle, Jim McKay

Roles: Consulting Producer, Director

Breaking Bad

2 shared crew members

Shared: Peter Medak, Jim McKay

Roles: Director

Criminal Minds

2 shared crew members

Shared: Gloria Muzio, Rob Bailey

Roles: Director

Topic Keyword Similarity

The Penguin

4 shared keywords

Topics: organized crime, violence, drug trafficking +1 more

Peaky Blinders

3 shared keywords

Topics: violence, corruption, gangster

The Sopranos

2 shared keywords

Topics: drug dealer, organized crime

Patience

2 shared keywords

Topics: police detective, police

MobLand

2 shared keywords

Topics: drug trafficking, gangster

Task

2 shared keywords

Topics: drug dealer, violence

Death in Paradise

2 shared keywords

Topics: police detective, police

The Ark

2 shared keywords

Topics: objective, dramatic

The Worst of Evil

2 shared keywords

Topics: drug dealer, organized crime

Hudson & Rex

2 shared keywords

Topics: police detective, police

Keywords

corruption newspaper drug trafficking drug dealer baltimore, usa gangster police organized crime police detective surveillance power politics urban decay newspaper reporter wiretapping workers union education system docks black project mayoral election dramatic violence objective