The Wire: Season 1
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by David Simon. It is set in Baltimore and explores the city's drug-infested streets. The series primarily focuses on a single sprawling drug and murder investigation, which involves complex wiretaps and surveillance. The show is told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets. Th
Season overview
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by David Simon. It is set in Baltimore and explores the city's drug-infested streets. The series primarily focuses on a single sprawling drug and murder investigation, which involves complex wiretaps and surveillance. The show is told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets. The Wire captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are often blurred. The series is known for its unique portrayal of systemic dysfunction in American civic institutions. It premiered on a cable network and consisted of five seasons.
Episodes
The Target
Jun 2, 2002 · 63 min
"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with inves
The Detail
Jun 9, 2002 · 58 min
"You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile, Greggs is given the lay o
The Buys
Jun 16, 2002 · 56 min
"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing an eye and some bad publicity for the de
Old Cases
Jun 23, 2002 · 60 min
"It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid. Barksdale plac
The Pager
Jun 30, 2002 · 60 min
"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the call
The Wire
Jul 7, 2002 · 60 min
"..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and Avon Barksdale, McNulty and Greggs must ar
One Arrest
Jul 21, 2002 · 60 min
"A man must have a code." - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious, leading them to clos
Lessons
Jul 28, 2002 · 57 min
"Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell. Meanwhile, Greggs and Carver bust a congressional aide
Game Day
Aug 4, 2002 · 57 min
"Maybe we won." - Herc. Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc and Carver take some cash off of Wee-Bey's hands, and Omar re
The Cost
Aug 11, 2002 · 56 min
"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies. Sydnor and
The Hunt
Aug 18, 2002 · 57 min
"Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels to hit drug dealers for results that wil
Cleaning Up
Sep 1, 2002 · 57 min
"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets new respon
Sentencing
Sep 8, 2002 · 66 min
"all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels and McNulty turn to