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The Wire

The Wire

The high drama-filled series chronicles the vagaries of crime, law enforcement, politics, education and media in Baltimore. It follows a team of cops and the criminals they are after.
Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick

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  • Time After Time

    Episode 1 - 56 Mins
    Season Three kicks off with a bang. After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore.
  • All Due Respect

    Episode 2 - 56 Mins
    Omar continues his bold strikes on the Barksdale stash houses. McNulty launches his investigation into D'Angelo's Barksdale prison suicide. On the streets, the bloodbath continues, prompting Burrell and Rawls to jack up the heat.
  • Dead Soldiers

    Episode 3 - 56 Mins
    The brutality at police headquarters continues over the perceived failure of department commanders to rein in the city's crime stats. Another hit by Omar on the Barksdale stash houses goes wrong.
  • Amsterdam

    Episode 4 - 56 Mins
    Greggs and McNulty recruit Bubbles to gather street intelligence on the Barksdale gang. Cutty seeks out the Barksdale gang after losing his taste for the straight life, and Bunk feels pressured to find Dozerman's gun.
  • Straight And True

    Episode 5 - 55 Mins
    Johnny pressures Bubbles to stop snitching for the detail. Cutty lies to his grandmother about going straight. McNulty realizes pursuing Barksdale and Bell is a losing cause, so he turns his attention to nailing Kintel Williamson.
  • Homecoming

    Episode 6 - 54 Mins
    Major Colvin instructs his men to use force to get the message out to street dealers. Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell discover that real estate development has its pitfalls, and McNulty and Greggs seek to renew an investigation.
  • Back Burners

    Episode 7 - 53 Mins
    Daniels goes ballistic when the detail gets reassigned to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that Brianna is thinking about talking to McNulty, and Bunk receives a gift-wrapped surprise.
  • Moral Midgetry

    Episode 8 - 56 Mins
    Prez impresses the detail with what he's found from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip. Colvin sees the benefits of his plan working. Carcetti confronts a hurdle he must clear to run for office.
  • Slapstick

    Episode 9 - 55 Mins
    Responding to an officer's call, McNulty and Prez turn up the wrong alley with surprising results. Cutty is surprised to find help within Baltimore's power structure for his boxing gym. Bubbles are wired up and sent to Hamsterdam.
  • Reformation

    Episode 10 - 56 Mins
    Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar. Colvin manages to put off a Sun reporter inquiring about Amsterdam. Pearlman and Daniels plead their case for a new wiretap.
  • Middle Ground

    Episode 11 - 56 Mins
    The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organization. McNulty finds the way to a critical puzzle piece in an unlikely place, and Bubbles is considering a new partner.
  • Mission Accomplished

    Episode 12 - 60 Mins
    Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. The detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization with the information from the wire. Bubbles provide his view of the world, and McNulty changes tack.

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