Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Air date: 2006-08-20
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the fourth season of The Wire.
Air date: 2007-12-15
Runtime: 3 min
Overview: One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. McNulty shows up for his first day as Bunk's partner.
Air date: 2007-12-15
Runtime: 2 min
Overview: One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. Omar's first stick-up.
Air date: 2007-12-15
Runtime: 2 min
Overview: One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. An elementary school-aged Prop Joe shows his entrepreneurial tendencies
Air date: 2007-12-20
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Creator David Simon and members of the cast take you on a retrospective journey through the streets of Baltimore, and the first four seasons of "The Wire."
Air date: 2007-12-21
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: The role of the media is explored in this special that focuses on the upcoming fifth season of HBO's acclaimed drama series The Wire.
Air date: 2007-07-17
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
