The wire, [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; Blown Deadline Productions ; created by David Simon ; producer, Karen L. Thorsen ; directed by Joe Chappelle ... [et al.], Season 5
Type
Label
The wire, [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; Blown Deadline Productions ; created by David Simon ; producer, Karen L. Thorsen ; directed by Joe Chappelle ... [et al.], Season 5
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TV-MA
Main title
The wire
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
[presented by] HBO Entertainment ; Blown Deadline Productions ; created by David Simon ; producer, Karen L. Thorsen ; directed by Joe Chappelle ... [et al.]
Runtime
630
Summary
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn
Table Of Contents
disc one. episode 1, More with less / teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Joe Chappelle. episode 2, Unconfirmed reports / teleplay by William F. Zorzi ; story by David Simon & William F. Zorzi ; directed by Ernest Dickerson. episode 3, Not for attribution / teleplay by Chris Collins ; story by David Simon & Chris Collins ; directed by Joy Kecken & Scott Kecken -- disc two. episode 4, Transitions / teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Dan Attias. episode 5, React quotes / teleplay by David Mills ; story by David Simon & David Mills ; directed by Agnieszka Holland. episode 6, The Dickensian aspect / teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Seith Mann -- disc three. episode 7, Took / teleplay by Richard Price ; story by David Simon & Richard Price ; directed by Dominic West. episode 8, Clarifications / teleplay by Dennis Lehane ; story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane ; directed by Anthony Hemingway. episode 9, Late editions / teleplay by George Pelecanos ; story by David Simon & George Pelecanos ; directed by Joe Chappelle -- disc four. episode 10, -30- / teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Clark Johnson
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Wire
Contributor
- Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-
- Paress, Michelle
- Thorson, Karen L
- HBO Entertainment (Firm)
- McCarthy, Tom, 1966-
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Gillen, Aidan, 1968-
- Wilds, Tristan, 1989-
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Peters, Clarke
- Simon, David, 1960-
- Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-
- Hector, Jamie
- Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Pierce, Wendell
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Cathey, Reg E
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Huff, Neal
- Kostroff, Michael
- Akinnagbe, Gbenga
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Gilliam, Seth
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Reddick, Lance
- Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-
- Sohn, Sonja
- Chappelle, Joe
Creator
Genre
Subject
- Inner cities -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Television programs -- United States
- Police -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Detective and mystery television programs
- Television programs
- Undercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Fiction television programs
- Television cop shows
- Criminal investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
Actor
- Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-
- Paress, Michelle
- McCarthy, Tom, 1966-
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Gillen, Aidan, 1968-
- Wilds, Tristan, 1989-
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Peters, Clarke
- Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-
- Hector, Jamie
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Pierce, Wendell
- Cathey, Reg E
- Huff, Neal
- Kostroff, Michael
- Akinnagbe, Gbenga
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Gilliam, Seth
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Reddick, Lance
- Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-
- Sohn, Sonja
Is Based On
Producer
resource.screenwriter
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor31
- Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-
- Paress, Michelle
- Thorson, Karen L
- HBO Entertainment (Firm)
- McCarthy, Tom, 1966-
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Gillen, Aidan, 1968-
- Wilds, Tristan, 1989-
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Peters, Clarke
- Simon, David, 1960-
- Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-
- Hector, Jamie
- Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Pierce, Wendell
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Cathey, Reg E
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Huff, Neal
- Kostroff, Michael
- Akinnagbe, Gbenga
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Gilliam, Seth
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Reddick, Lance
- Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-
- Sohn, Sonja
- Chappelle, Joe
- Creator1
- Genre6
- Subject13
- Inner cities -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Television programs -- United States
- Police -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Detective and mystery television programs
- Television programs
- Undercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Fiction television programs
- Television cop shows
- Criminal investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama
- Actor24
- Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-
- Paress, Michelle
- McCarthy, Tom, 1966-
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Gillen, Aidan, 1968-
- Wilds, Tristan, 1989-
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Peters, Clarke
- Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-
- Hector, Jamie
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Pierce, Wendell
- Cathey, Reg E
- Huff, Neal
- Kostroff, Michael
- Akinnagbe, Gbenga
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Gilliam, Seth
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Reddick, Lance
- Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-
- Sohn, Sonja
- Director2
- Is Based On1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1