The Wire - Season 1 Watch Free in HD

The first season focus on two major groups of characters: the Baltimore police department and a drug dealing organization run by the Barksdale family. Told from the points of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Actors:

Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn, ...»

Director:

David Simon

Country:

United States

Release:

2002

IMDb:

9.3

Quality:

Duration:

60 min

David Zurawik

Those who stick with the show for two or three episodes are going to find themselves caring about people with whom they may never have imagined becoming acquainted.

May 15, 2014

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James Poniewozik

Cheers to these cable cops for exercising their right to make some noise.

May 15, 2014

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Terry Kelleher

As we gradually get to know the players... The Wire grows electric.

May 15, 2014

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Tim Goodman

There's much that resonates here more powerfully than in your tidy beat-down and lock-'em-up broadcast story line.

May 15, 2014

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Robert Bianco

The Wire may just leave you with a slightly better understanding of people we spend most of our lives ignoring or avoiding. And that's reason enough to follow where [David] Simon leads.

May 15, 2014

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Howard Rosenberg

Joining Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Sopranos on this pedestal is The Wire, a scorching look at the drug trade in a Baltimore housing project through the eyes of mid-level dealers and police.

May 15, 2014

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Rob Owen

It's a murky world with no clear good guys made all the more unclear by stories, characters and motivations that unfold at a snail's pace.

May 15, 2014

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Andy Battaglia

The story's details make for startling drama, but the framework surrounds a rich cast of characters who give The Wire its heart and mind.

June 06, 2014

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Neil Genzlinger

The Wire' doesn't have the pulsating, addictive urgency (or the obvious good guys and bad guys) of '24.

May 15, 2014

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Melissa Camacho

Its straightforward, uncomfortable portrayal of America's urban crisis makes the issues facing urban America difficult to forget.

June 06, 2014

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The Wire - Season 1

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