The Wire

2002
4.8
4.29K reviews
TV-MA
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Season 5 episodes (10)

1 More With Less
07-12-31
Season Five premiere. As McNulty and the detail continue staking out Marlo's crew, recently promoted Sergeant Carver is welcomed by a cauldron of discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime.
2 Unconfirmed Reports
08-01-07
Although he tells Sydnor the Davis investigation could be a 'career case,' Freamon keeps a wary eye out for Marlo, who takes care of some unfinished business and strikes a business deal with Barksdale.
3 Not for Attribution
08-01-14
Carcetti's master plan for the police department is leaked to the press, sending the brass into a panic. Marlo turns to Proposition Joe to help with an enviable problem. Whiting and Klebanow drop a bombshell on the newspaper staff.
4 Transitions
08-01-21
Campbell tries to smooth out the transitions in the police department. The newspaper scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but lose out to the TV media in scooping a high-profile Grand Jury appearance.
5 React Quotes
08-01-28
Marlo forges an alliance with a drug connect, who shows him a new communications trick. McNulty's case gets increased attention from the newspaper, in large part thanks to the addition of Templeton to the reporting team.
6 The Dickensian Aspect
08-02-04
Mystified by Omar's disappearance, Marlo and Chris ramp up their efforts to locate their nemesis. After a sparsely attended waterfront ceremony, Carcetti fires away at a larger press event--and recasts himself as a champion for the homeless.
7 Took
08-02-11
An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight--and gets McNulty more attention than he expected. Bunk bucks at Landsman when ordered to help with the force's most recent red ball.
8 Clarifications
08-02-18
Baltimore's renewed police commitment brings fresh recruits to Daniels and McNulty, starting with Carver. Facing a new political challenge, Carcetti is forced to make dangerous political deals.
9 Late Editions
08-02-25
With Steintorf ordering Rawls to initiate 'creative' remedies for the rising crime rate, Freamon's vigilance pays off with a promising lead, sending Sydnor and the department into overdrive.
10 -30-
08-03-09
In the series finale, Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choice: clean up the mess...or hide the dirt.

About this show

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

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4.8
4.29K reviews
g0dking [I am NOT a sex offender]
October 6, 2020
They made Omar look like a hero and he really killing off his own people (ghetto black people of African descent)! If anything he did more damage to the black community than Marlo!
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Nathan Cunningham
December 8, 2020
Good series but not as great as some people make it out to be. It took me many years after this show was over before I watched the entire show but it was worth the time. Some seasons way better then others
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A Google user
July 23, 2014
Then as I watched. .. There is a lot of swearing. So many vocabulary words in the dictionary - yet they use what everyone else is using.
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