The Wire

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The first season of The Wire (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell. In Seasons Two and Three, as the Barksdale investigation escalated, new storylines involving pressures on the working class and the city's political leadership were introduced. Season Four focused on the stories of several young boys in the public school system, struggling with problems at home and the lure of the corner - set against the rise of a new drug empire in West Baltimore and a new Mayor in City Hall. The fifth and final season of The Wire centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show.

Cast

Lance Reddick actor Sonja Sohn actor Dominic West actor Clarke Peters actor Domenick Lombardozzi actor Wendell Pierce actor Seth Gilliam actor Jim True-Frost actor John Doman actor Deirdre Lovejoy actor Michael K. Williams actor Andre Royo actor Idris Elba actor Frankie Faison actor Aidan Gillen actor J.D. Williams actor Wood Harris actor Jamie Hector actor Corey Parker Robinson actor Gbenga Akinnagbe actor