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The Wire (2002)

The Wire (2002)

TV series 60 episodes 5 seasons
TV-MA 60 minutes EN Crime , Drama
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Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
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Season 1, episode 1

Premiere: Jun 02, 2002
The Target
'... 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 investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin Terrace. Meanwhile, Avon's nephew D'Angelo is fresh off beating a murder rap, but he finds himself demoted upon his return to the gang.

Cast in this episode:

Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn
Kima Greggs
Wood Harris
Avon Barksdale
Wendell Pierce
Bunk Moreland
Idris Elba
Stringer Bell
Deirdre Lovejoy
Rhonda Pearlman
Andre Royo
Bubbles
Frankie Faison
Ervin Burrell
John Doman
William Rawls
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
D'Angelo Barksdale

Guests in this episode:

Michael Kostroff
Maurice 'Maury' Levy
Delaney Williams
Sgt. Jay Landsman
Clayton LeBouef
Wendell 'Orlando' Blocker
Leo Fitzpatrick
Johnny Weeks
Wendy Grantham
Shardene Innes
Peter Gerety
Judge Daniel Phelan
Seth Gilliam
Detective Ellis Carver
Domenick Lombardozzi
Detective Thomas 'Herc' Hauk
J.D. Williams
Preston 'Bodie' Broadus
Hassan Johnson
Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice
Doug Olear
FBI Spec. Agent Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh
Richard DeAngelis
Maj. Raymond Foerster
Michael Salconi
Detective Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo
Larry Hull
William Gant