If you like your characters rich and dressed to the nines but struggling with all their repressed secrets then this is for you.

Matched with stellar performances from Idris Elba, Dominic West and Michael K Williams, all five seasons are a must-watch for any TV viewer. Omar robs Marlo who, in turn, frames Omar for a murder and organizes attempts to have him murdered in jail but Omar manages to beat the charge with the help of Bunk. Colvin tells McNulty about Avon's hideout and armed with the information gleaned from selling the Barksdale crew pre-wiretapped disposable cell phones, the detail stages a raid, arresting Avon and most of his underlings. Madeline (Witherspoon) latches on to the newcomer along with her friend Celeste (Kidman), but things soon take a turn and end in a murder.The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate, Mario Vargas Llosa, wrote a very positive critical review of the series in the Spanish newspaper El País.

The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of his writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher. Having gotten a lead on Joe's connection to the Greeks, Marlo begins investigating them to learn more about their role in bringing narcotics into Baltimore. The show's creators are also willing to kill off major characters, so that viewers cannot assume that a given character will survive simply because of a starring role or popularity among fans. Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, is a strong follower of The Wire; he has tried to cast as many actors from it into the television series of the same name as possible, so far having cast Chad Coleman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Pearlman tells McNulty and Freamon that they can no longer be allowed to do investigative work and warns of criminal charges if the scandal becomes public.New additions in the third season included Tommy Carcetti ( Aidan Gillen), an ambitious city councilman; Mayor Clarence Royce ( Glynn Turman), the incumbent whom Carcetti planned to unseat; Marlo Stanfield ( Jamie Hector), leader of an upstart gang seeking to challenge Avon's dominance; and Dennis "Cutty" Wise ( Chad Coleman), a newly released convict uncertain of his future. Proposition Joe, the East Side's cautious drug kingpin, became more cooperative with the Barksdale Organization.

While the songs reflect the mood of the sequence, their lyrics are usually only loosely tied to the visual shots. Simon described the second season as "a meditation on the death of work and the betrayal of the American working class.The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon.