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The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray collects all 60 episodes of David Simon’s HBO crime drama, from 2002 to 2008. Over five seasons, the series explores Baltimore’s drug trade, port, city hall, schools and newspapers, with Dominic West, Idris Elba and Michael K. Williams. This is a brand-new copy, in stock and shipped free within the US. Add it to your cart today!
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Discs | 20 |
| Run time | 3563 minutes |
| Condition | New |
| Availability | In stock |
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray brings home every season of David Simon's acclaimed HBO crime drama, all 60 episodes from its run between June 2, 2002 and March 9, 2008. Set and filmed in Baltimore, Maryland, the series follows police officers, drug dealers, dockworkers, politicians, teachers and reporters across five seasons.
This is a brand-new copy. You will need a Blu-ray player or a game console that plays Blu-ray discs, because it will not play in a standard DVD-only player.
The Wire looks at Baltimore through a different institution each season. Season 1 follows the illegal drug trade, Season 2 turns to the city's port system, Season 3 examines city government and bureaucracy, Season 4 moves into the school system, and Season 5 focuses on the print news media.
Dominic West plays Jimmy McNulty, Idris Elba plays Stringer Bell, and Michael K. Williams plays Omar Little. Lance Reddick plays Cedric Daniels, Wendell Pierce plays Bunk Moreland, Sonja Sohn plays Kima Greggs, Andre Royo plays Bubbles, and Aidan Gillen plays Tommy Carcetti.
The series is told from the perspectives of both the police and the people they pursue, so each season builds a fuller picture of how the city works.
The Wire won a Peabody Award for its second season, a Writers Guild of America Award for its fourth season and a Directors Guild of America Award for its fifth. It earned NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series for every season, and two Primetime Emmy nominations for writing.
Because each season builds on the last, the show rewards watching in order, and having the whole series on disc means you can do exactly that, at your own pace, with no streaming catalog changes to worry about.
Explore more TV and movie box sets, browse all TV series on disc, or read our list of the best TV series box sets. For the full cast and episode history, see the Wikipedia article on The Wire.
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in the complete series?
All 60 episodes across five seasons.
Will it play in my DVD player?
No. This is a Blu-ray set, so you need a Blu-ray player or a console that plays Blu-ray.
What condition is this set in?
It is a brand-new copy, and our 30-day return policy covers your purchase.
Who created The Wire?
David Simon created the series, which aired on HBO from 2002 to 2008.
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray is in stock, ships free within the US and is dispatched within 2 business days. Read our return policy, then add it to your cart and settle in for all five seasons.
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This is the Blu-ray edition, 20 discs.
DI FROM OZ –
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The Wire will always sizzle
Best HBO series ever! Intelligent writing, exceptional cast, realistic representation of modern inner city life. Repeated viewings only increase my respect for David Simon and Ed Burns. Iconic characters – Michael Kenneth Williams as Omer is incredible, multi-faceted bad guy with a code. JIm True Frost’s arc over the length of the series is subtle and wonderful to behold. Season 4 was hailed as best commentary on black culture since original “Roots”. “Margin of Error” episode of Season 4 is possibly best hour (or 55 minutes) of television EVER! Death of Idris Elba’s character Stringer Bell brought incredible backlash at the time. Still powerful 15 years after inception. I love shows with literally dozens of good characters – spearheaded by Hill Street Blues and up and through LOST, but I rate this the best. I love to watch entire series at least once a year and this is one which demands to be seen sequentially. David Simon talks about comparing it to a novel and I agree. I believe that like the original Twilight Zone, it will still be relevant 50 years from now. It’s the writing, stupid!
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Greatest TV series ever made.
One of the greatest TV shows ever, paramount to the art of film and TV. In fact I would argue that everyone interesting in doing anything in Government, leadership, law enforcement, community service, education, and just life in general should be required to watch this show. It is pure genius, although there are many characters that come and go in various ways that are unapologetic the main character is Baltimore but while Baltimore is a unique city the show goes into issues that effect every city in America and society in general. The Wire is a social study of inner city life, law enforcement in big cities, politics and Government, the education system, and the [in]humanity of the streets of Baltimore and any other city. Various universities have used The Wire as the basis for entire classes to teach various social topics. Baltimore is real and The Wire is just as real with the cast being the epitome of Baltimore, a significant majority of the cast is from Baltimore and many cast members know the life of Baltimore because they lived it for better or for worse. In fact several characters are former convicts from everything from hired murder to top end drug king pins all portraying various characters to show us what its like. It would be a moral sin practically to ignore The Wire because David Simon, Ed Burns, and others are giving you a real treat. Other projects that David Simon worked on like Homicide: Life on the Streets (and the corresponding book) give you a glimpse of the broad view of how a city works but they don’t go into detail, Homicide shows a law enforcement perspective with a lot of art and detail but only gives you a taste of politics. The Corner shows the other end of Homicide, the people living on the streets, dealing drugs and living in poverty and crime but The Wire ties that all up and adds so much more detail it will blow your mind. It starts off slow but I beg you to stick with it. By the time you finish Season 1 you will see a piece of art in the making of legendary proportions, and by the end of Season 3 you will see the bigger picture forming and a view of a city in an unapologetic and real manner. By the end of Season 4 going to the end of Season 5 you will wonder why other TV isn’t as good as The Wire quite frankly. Its a massive learning experience, whoever you are, its a show that should be in everyone’s life. This is truly a 5/5 TV series, I don’t know how else to put it but this show is legendary. Do yourself a favor and buy the Blu-ray set and be surprised with how amazing it is.