Cinematic background from The Wire 2002 - 2008 - 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.

The Wire

2002 - 2008

5 seasons

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Created by:
David Simon
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Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in an orange shirt sitting in front of a fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting at a table reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A police officer sitting at a table with his hands crossed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man standing in front of a store on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a military uniform is looking straight ahead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and a yellow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A black man with a beard and cornrows is standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in red shirt sitting at a table with his head resting on his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man and a bald man are posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and a red bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man's face in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting on a pier looking at a bridge; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting at a table in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hard hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man wearing a straw hat in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a police uniform sitting in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person with his mouth wide open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing an orange shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a red shirt sitting in front of a judge; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man talking on a phone while sitting down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and bow tie standing next to two other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – Two men sitting on a bench talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man standing under an archway in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a uniform is standing at a table with another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man with a hat smoking a cigarette outside; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A chair and a guitar in a dark room with sunlight coming through the windows; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing headphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person holding a cigar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man with a beard is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A painting of an older man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hoodie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A room that has a chair in the middle of the floor; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting at a desk in front of an open window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man holding an ipad in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – An older black woman sitting in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man's face in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a red prison suit writing on a paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – An older man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of an american flag; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing glasses and a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a black shirt and a man in a gray hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing glasses and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A group of men in orange jumpsuits in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man talking on a phone while wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting next to another man with his eyes wide open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – An older man in a shirt and tie looking at a younger man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A police officer sitting at a table with a cowboy hat on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man holding a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a white shirt and a blue jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person with his mouth open; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting on a table holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person with a suit and tie on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench reading a newspaper; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man in a white uniform is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man wearing a black hat and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man with a beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wire” (2002), created by David Simon – A man with a gun pointed at him in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle