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The Wire

5 Seasons | 60 Episodes | TV-MA
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Follow a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspective of cops and criminals in this classic series.

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Take your notebooks out, because The Wire is here to give us all some of the deepest and realest quotes that have ever been delivered on screen.

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Remembering Michael K. Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams was an extraordinary artist, adept at bringing characters like Omar Little, Chalky White, and Montrose Freeman into vivid color. A beloved member of the HBO family for more than 20 years, Williams is remembered not only as an immensely talented actor, but as a civil justice advocate. He will be profoundly missed.

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The Cast Remembers the Show’s Legacy

The series meant as much to them as it does to you. Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, and more offer insight.

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We Own This City

Executive produced by George Pelecanos and David Simon -- and based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton -- We Own This City is a six-hour, limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force.

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