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The Wire

American crime drama television series (2002–2008)

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Genre: Crime drama Police procedural Serial drama Political drama Tragedy
Created by: David Simon
Showrunner: David Simon
Theme music composer: Tom Waits
Opening theme: " Way Down in the Hole " by The Blind Boys of Alabama (season 1) Tom Waits (season 2) The Neville Brothers (season 3) DoMaJe (season 4) Steve Earle (season 5)
Ending theme: "The Fall" by Blake Leyh
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 60 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: David Simon Robert F. Colesberry Nina Kostroff Noble
Producers: Karen L. Thorson Ed Burns Joe Chappelle George Pelecanos Eric Overmyer
Production locations: Baltimore , Maryland
Running time: 55–93 minutes
Production companies: Blown Deadline Productions HBO Entertainment
Network: HBO
Release: June 2, 2002 ( 2002-06-02 ) –, March 9, 2008 ( 2008-03-09 )

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The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of Simon's writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher.

Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order: the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium. Simon chose to set the show in Baltimore because of his familiarity with the city.