The Wire
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Cast & Crew
Dominic West Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty
John Doman William A. Rawls
Frankie R. Faison Comm. Ervin H. Burrell
Wood Harris Avon Barksdale
Domenick Lombardozzi Det. Thomas "Herc" Hauk
Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman
Wendell Pierce Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Lance Reddick Lt. Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs
Seth Gilliam Sgt. Ellis Carver
Clarke Peters Det. Lester Freamon
Andre Royo Bubbles
Jim True-Frost Det. Roland "Prezbo" Pryzbylewski
J.D. Williams Preston "Bodie" Broadus
Michael K. Williams Omar Little
Corey Parker Robinson Det. Leander Sydnor
Robert Wisdom Howard "Bunny" Colvin
Aidan Gillen Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti
Jamie Hector Marlo Stanfield
Chad L. Coleman Dennis "Cutty" Wise
Isiah Whitlock State Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis
Glynn Turman Mayor Clarence V. Royce
David Simon Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, July 14
The Target
Season 1 • Episode 1
A homicide detective is assigned to investigate a street gang after disagreeing with a judge.
Monday, July 14
The Detail
Season 1 • Episode 2
A witness in D'Angelo's trial is found murdered; officers head for the gang's home turf.
Monday, July 14
The Buys
Season 1 • Episode 3
Interviews by officers lead to a minor riot; D'Angelo's crew gets raided.
Monday, July 14
Old Cases
Season 1 • Episode 4
Gang members arrested in the raid face arraignment.
Monday, July 14
The Pager
Season 1 • Episode 5
McNulty's detail tries breaking the code on the gang's pagers.
Monday, July 14
The Wire
Season 1 • Episode 6
Wallace and D'Angelo wrestle with their consciences.
Monday, July 14
One Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 7
A tip-off prompts arrest, but Avon and Stringer are suspicious.
Monday, July 14
Lessons
Season 1 • Episode 8
McNulty gets Stringer's license-plate number; Omar engages in a violent street encounter.
Monday, July 14
Game Day
Season 1 • Episode 9
Herc and Carver take cash from Wee-Bey; Omar resurfaces.
Monday, July 14
The Cost
Season 1 • Episode 10
Sydnor and Carver track down one of Barksdale's stash houses.
Monday, July 14
The Hunt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Greggs is hospitalized; police continue to try to track Savino; Bubbles tries to stay sober.
Monday, July 14
Cleaning Up
Season 1 • Episode 12
McNulty and Daniels wire Barksdale's back office; Wallace returns to the projects.
Monday, July 14
Sentencing
Season 1 • Episode 13
Hoping to continue the case, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority.
Monday, July 14
Ebb Tide
Season 2 • Episode 1
Detective Jimmy McNulty finds a body in the harbor; Bodie drives to Philadelphia.
Monday, July 14
Collateral Damage
Season 2 • Episode 2
Valchek seeks revenge; Barksdale runs his empire from prison; contraband.
Tuesday, July 15
Hot Shots
Season 2 • Episode 3
Bunk and Freamon chase a ship; Daniels is unhappy; McNulty pursues his Jane Doe.
Tuesday, July 15
Hard Cases
Season 2 • Episode 4
Sobotka reprimands Nick; McNulty courts his estranged wife.
Tuesday, July 15
Undertow
Season 2 • Episode 5
Ziggy loses his Camaro to drug dealers; Rawls pressures Bunk.
Tuesday, July 15
All Prologue
Season 2 • Episode 6
McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe; Sobotka tries to play a political game.
Tuesday, July 15
Backwash
Season 2 • Episode 7
Greggs and Prez tap into a circuit of Russian prostitutes; Bell tries to hold it together.
Tuesday, July 15
Duck and Cover
Season 2 • Episode 8
McNulty is back to his old self; Bunk tries to get Daniels and Rawls to look after McNulty.
Tuesday, July 15
Stray Rounds
Season 2 • Episode 9
Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously; Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper.
Tuesday, July 15
Storm Warnings
Season 2 • Episode 10
The Detail uses satellite technology; Valcheck visits the FBI; Ziggy's deal goes bad.
Tuesday, July 15
Bad Dreams
Season 2 • Episode 11
The Detail makes a move; Omar's suspicions are validated; Sobotka makes a choice.
Tuesday, July 15
Port in a Storm
Season 2 • Episode 12
The Detail has a setback; McNulty and Greggs return to the west side; Omar has a new target.
Tuesday, July 15
Time After Time
Season 3 • Episode 1
The Barksdale drug crew must find a new home.
Tuesday, July 15
All Due Respect
Season 3 • Episode 2
Omar continues strikes on Barksdale stash houses.
Tuesday, July 15
Dead Soldiers
Season 3 • Episode 3
Omar sticks up a stash house.
Tuesday, July 15
Amsterdam
Season 3 • Episode 4
Greggs learns how Marlo takes care of business.
Tuesday, July 15
Straight and True
Season 3 • Episode 5
Colvin arms himself with intelligence from Daniels' detail.
Tuesday, July 15
Homecoming
Season 3 • Episode 6
Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management.
Tuesday, July 15
Back Burners
Season 3 • Episode 7
Herc discovers a blast from the past.
Tuesday, July 15
Moral Midgetry
Season 3 • Episode 8
McNulty and Greggs embark on a road trip.
Tuesday, July 15
Slapstick
Season 3 • Episode 9
Pearlman and Daniels confront a cell-phone company.
Tuesday, July 15
Reformation
Season 3 • Episode 10
Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore.
Tuesday, July 15
Middle Ground
Season 3 • Episode 11
Stringer and Avon reminisce.
Tuesday, July 15
Mission Accomplished
Season 3 • Episode 12
Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo.
Tuesday, July 15
Boys of Summer
Season 4 • Episode 1
McNulty turns down a promotion.
Tuesday, July 15
Soft Eyes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Herc's job with the mayor takes a hard turn.
Wednesday, July 16
Home Rooms
Season 4 • Episode 3
Michael proves to be adept as a runner.
Wednesday, July 16
Refugees
Season 4 • Episode 4
Freamon and Greggs move to the homicide unit.
Wednesday, July 16
Alliances
Season 4 • Episode 5
Valchek leaks details of a case to Carcetti.
Wednesday, July 16
Margin of Error
Season 4 • Episode 6
Carcetti responds to a campaign smear.
Wednesday, July 16
Unto Others
Season 4 • Episode 7
Omar calls in a favor; Royce and Carcetti make their peace; Cutty ponders his job future.
Wednesday, July 16
Corner Boys
Season 4 • Episode 8
Carcetti makes the rounds; Colvin uses corner logic in class; an unwanted guest unsettles Michael.
Wednesday, July 16
Know Your Place
Season 4 • Episode 9
Bubbles identifies a witness for Herc.
Wednesday, July 16
Misgivings
Season 4 • Episode 10
Burrell sends out a mandate.
Wednesday, July 16
A New Day
Season 4 • Episode 11
Carcetti faces a dilemma.
Wednesday, July 16
That's Got His Own
Season 4 • Episode 12
Colvin seeks to keep his experimental class funded.
Wednesday, July 16
Final Grades
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bubbles' plan backfires; Omar hatches a new plan.
Wednesday, July 16
More With Less
Season 5 • Episode 1
Sgt. Carver faces discontent of unpaid officers.
Wednesday, July 16
Unconfirmed Reports
Season 5 • Episode 2
McNulty decides to take matters into his own hands.
Wednesday, July 16
Not for Attribution
Season 5 • Episode 3
The press learns of Carcetti's plan for the police department.
Wednesday, July 16
Transitions
Season 5 • Episode 4
Campbell tries to aid in departmental transitions; Proposition Joe prepares to make himself scarce.
Wednesday, July 16
React Quotes
Season 5 • Episode 5
The newspaper gives McNulty increasing attention.
Wednesday, July 16
The Dickensian Aspect
Season 5 • Episode 6
Templeton makes headlines; Bunk follows up on old leads; McNulty takes an interest in the homeless.
Wednesday, July 16
Took
Season 5 • Episode 7
Templeton and the newspaper are back in the spotlight.
Wednesday, July 16
Clarifications
Season 5 • Episode 8
Hayes discusses sources with Templeton.
Wednesday, July 16
Late Editions
Season 5 • Episode 9
Freamon's hard work pays off with a promising lead.
Wednesday, July 16
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Season 5 • Episode 10
Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario.
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