The Wire: HBO’s Groundbreaking Series with an Unmatched Ensemble Cast

HBO has produced many excellent TV shows, but many consider David Simon’s crime drama, The Wire, to be its best, and to feature the network’s strongest cast. Simon, a former Baltimore reporter, brought an intimate knowledge of the city – and America as a whole – to the series. This gives The Wire a strikingly realistic and almost documentary-like feel, unlike most typical Hollywood police shows. It’s a sharply observed and meticulously researched look at crime and corruption in American cities, functioning as a true journalistic study.








