Creators:
David SimonCast:
Dominic West, John Doman, Clarke Peters, Frankie Faison, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn, Seth Gilliam, Aidan Gillen (more)VOD (1)
Seasons(5) / Episodes(60)
Plots(1)
Each season of The Wire introduces a different institution in the city of Baltimore and its relationship to law enforcement. In chronological order they are: the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, the school system and the print news media, while continuing on characters/plots from previous seasons. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/731/158731624_83eec6.jpg)
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series) - actor, a.f.
Friday Night Lights (2006) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
![Boris McGiver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/044/166044312_2f5287.jpg)
Boris McGiver
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
The Wire (2002) (series)
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
![Michael Mosley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002578_9b83e8.jpg)
Michael Mosley
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) (series)
Cyrus Farmer
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Corner (2000) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![David Costabile](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/760/162760139_5cec1e.png)
David Costabile
USA
Best series:
Breaking Bad (2008) (series)
The Wire (2002) (series)
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
![Sam Freed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/313/161313123_1a6c60.jpg)
Sam Freed
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
The Wire (2002) (series)
Person of Interest (2011) (series)
Dionne Audain
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Orange Is the New Black (2013) (series)
![Brian Distance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280406_8b317d.jpg)
![Michael Ahl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280410_3702b3.jpg)
Michael Ahl
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Corner (2000) (series)
Mike D. Anderson
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Erik Dellums
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) (series)
Homeland (2011) (series)
Michael Rivera
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![Keith Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274878_4e7514.jpg)
Keith Johnson
USA
Melanie Nicholls-King
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
Anne with an E (2017) (series)
![Richard DeAngelis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/753/162753436_054bf3.png)
Richard DeAngelis
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Cleo Reginald Pizana
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Corner (2000) (series)
Homicide (1993) (series)
![Brandy Burre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792703_593758.jpg)
Brandy Burre
USA
![Maestro Harrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/755/162755665_24aeae.png)
Maestro Harrell
USA
Julito McCullum
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
Rick Otto
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
American Crime Story (2016) (series)
Bosch (2014) (series)