The Wire

The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turn... (more)

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 no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game. (less)

In a city that can no longer even recognize its problems, much less begin to solve them, police detectives attempt to be... (more)

In a city that can no longer even recognize its problems, much less begin to solve them, police detectives attempt to being in one last, worthy case against a violent crew of narcotics traffickers. And when bureaucratic poverty and infighting threatens that case, one detective will risk everything, creating a fraud that will eventually entangle the city's newspaper, which is weakened by declines in circulation and advertising. With journalism itself so vulnerable and desperate, an unscrupulous, ambitious reporter will ride the story wherever it goes - or wherever he wants it to go. (less)

This unvarnished, highly realistic series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told fr... (more)

This unvarnished, highly realistic series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn. (less)