The Wire
2002 · Series
Crime, Drama
9.5 average
A slow-building, novel-like portrait of a city where every institution fails; demands total attention and rewards it completely.
What it is
A Baltimore police unit investigates the city’s drug trade while facing targets, institutions, and pressures of its own. Told from multiple viewpoints, the series explores how the war on drugs becomes an entrenched system, blurring the line between right and wrong.
The feel
Grounded in reality·Demands your full attention·Emotionally heavy·No romance
Heads up
16+Graphic violenceSexual content
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