The Wire is an acclaimed American television drama series set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland. The show focuses on the city's inner-city drug scene, exploring the lives of the police, drug dealers, and users that inhabit it. The series follows the intertwining lives of its characters as
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The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of Simon's writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher.