The Wire

2002
4.7
523 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 The Target
6/2/02
Season-only
In the pilot episode of this drama series, 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.
2 The Detail
6/9/02
Season-only
McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile, Greggs is given the lay of the land regarding Avon Barksdale's key players, and Herc, Carver and Prez find big-time trouble at the towers.
3 The Buys
6/16/02
Season-only
The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing an eye and some bad publicity. On the other side of the law, D'Angelo teaches Wallace and Bodie how to play the game (chess) and later impresses Bell.
4 Old Cases
6/23/02
Season-only
Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid. Barksdale places a bounty on the head of rival gang leader Omar. Meanwhile, McNulty takes Bubbles on a cultural field trip.
5 The Pager
6/30/02
Season-only
McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers. Meanwhile, Bell instructs D'Angelo on how to school his lookouts while simultaneously flushing out a possible snitch.
6 The Wire - The Wire
7/7/02
Season-only
When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and Avon Barksdale, McNulty and Greggs must argue for a delay in order to preserve the valuable wiretap gains they have made.
7 One Arrest
7/21/02
Season-only
Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious, leading them to close shop in the Pit. Meanwhile, Bunk and McNulty look for another witness in the Gant slaying.
8 Lessons
7/28/02
Season-only
An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell. Meanwhile, Greggs and Carver bust a congressional aide carrying dirty cash, but are forced to let him go. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' moniker.
9 Game Day
8/4/02
Season-only
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 resurfaces with a bang.
10 The Cost
8/11/02
Season-only
With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies. Sydnor and Carver track down one of Barksdale's stash houses, and Prez shows off his 'gift for the paper trail.'
11 The Hunt
8/18/02
Season-only
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 will impress the press. Barksdale sees his ranks thinning after the hit on Orlando.
12 Cleaning Up
9/1/02
Season-only
The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets some new responsibilities from Stringer; Freamon gives Shardene a 'new look'; and D'Angelo goes to NYC on an errand for his uncle.
13 Sentencing
9/8/02
Season-only
Season One finale. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority in an effort to crack the case wide open.

About this show

Follow a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspective of cops and criminals in this classic series.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
523 reviews
Yurt the Silent Chief
June 23, 2019
An wonderful insight into Democrat ran states & the poverty they self inflict upon themselves by voting in the same tired scamsters who only want to acknowledge blacks when elections are coming up. Then dump them on the prison pipeline, leaving households fatherless. At least Trump is making a genuine effort by pushing Prison Reform. Sad indictment of a race who chain themselves to a new form of plantation, although also too stupid to see how a welfare state only condemns you. America First.
5 people found this review helpful
Ian Ritchie
December 10, 2013
Was sent an email by Google Play and was delighted to see The Wire available to download...clicked on the link...shouldn;t have bothered. You can pick up the DVD boxed set of all 5 series for about the price of downloading 2 series worth of episodes. Waste of time.
6 people found this review helpful
Jay Cano
December 12, 2013
The DVD set of all seasons on Amazon is half the price it will cost you to get it here at current price (£1.89 each episode). It needs to be at least half that price to make it worth and even in that case with this is only a digital copy that depends on Google and your Google account.
41 people found this review helpful