The Wire

2002
4.7
523 reviews
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Season 3 episodes (12)

1 Time After Time
9/19/04
Season-only
In the Season Three premiere, a wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers, forcing the Barksdale drug crew to find a new home on the streets of West Baltimore.
2 All Due Respect
9/26/04
Season-only
Omar continues his strikes on Barksdale stash houses; Bodie faces a critical test against Marlo. As the wire on Proposition Joe continues to yield little, a restless McNulty launches his own reinvestigation of the suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale.
3 Dead Soldiers
10/3/04
Season-only
Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers; a blown wiretap forces Daniels' detail to turn to a new target; Proposition Joe warns Stringer Bell that the police have been tapping phones.
4 Amsterdam
10/10/04
Season-only
West Baltimore residents get some straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin. Bubbles finds gainful employment; Stringer lunches uptown; and Bunk dangles the promise of immunity to a group of corner boys, in exchange for some help.
5 Straight and True
10/17/04
Season-only
Frustrated in his reform efforts, Colvin arms himself with intelligence and delivers a message to the next level of corner management. McNulty sees Stringer Bell's legitimate business dealings as a sign that he is now unreachable as a drug target.
6 Homecoming
10/31/04
Season-only
Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar and deliver a message; Colvin unleashes the troops on the corner boys, ignoring his new edict; Avon sends Cutty and Slim Charles against Marlo.
7 Back Burners
11/7/04
Season-only
Herc discovers a blast from the past. Daniels blows up over the real reason the detail was reassigned to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that she's told Brianna about McNulty's visit and that Brianna is likely to talk to him.
8 Moral Midgetry
11/14/04
Season-only
With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip.
9 Slapstick
11/21/04
Season-only
Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unanticipated results. Under orders, a Barksdale crew violates the unspoken Sunday truce with gunplay, increasing discontent among the New Day Co-op members.
10 Reformation
11/28/04
Season-only
Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar, who has his own plan for vengeance. Colvin puts off a reporter inquiring about Amsterdam, while Burrell delivers news to City Hall.
11 Middle Ground
12/12/04
Season-only
The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organization, though finding links to the top proves elusive. Stringer and Avon reminisce about how far they've come, with each harboring plans for the future.
12 Mission Accomplished
12/19/04
Season-only
In the Season Three finale, a reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell.

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