The Wire has 5 seasons, airing from June 2, 2002, to March 9, 2008.
In 2002, former crime reporter David Simon's fiendishly detailed police drama, ‘The Wire’ took to the small screen and captivated viewers with its complex and insightful stories. The show is set in Baltimore, a city painted as a godforsaken lawless swamp. The title of The Wire refers to the painfully elaborate surveillance used by the police department in an attempt to bring down local drug lords.
What sets The Wire apart from other crime dramas is the show's decision to focus on lawbreakers as much as law enforcers. They try to let the viewers get to know the ruthless operators at the top and the kids at the bottom who have no other career option but dealing drugs.
The Wire Episode List
Here is a list of all 60 episodes of The Wire that aired during its 5 season run:
Season 1 (2002)
| No. Overall | No. in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
| 1 | 1 | The Target | June 2, 2002 |
| 2 | 2 | The Detail | June 9, 2002 |
| 3 | 3 | The Buys | June 16, 2002 |
| 4 | 4 | Old Cases | June 23, 2002 |
| 5 | 5 | The Pager | June 30, 2002 |
| 6 | 6 | The Wire | July 7, 2002 |
| 7 | 7 | One Arrest | July 21, 2002 |
| 8 | 8 | Lessons | July 28, 2002 |
| 9 | 9 | Game Day | August 4, 2002 |
| 10 | 10 | The Cost | August 11, 2002 |
| 11 | 11 | The Hunt | August 18, 2002 |
| 12 | 12 | Cleaning Up | September 1, 2002 |
| 13 | 13 | Sentencing | September 8, 2002 |
Season 2 (2003)
| No. Overall | No. in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
| 14 | 1 | Ebb Tide | June 1, 2003 |
| 15 | 2 | Collateral Damage | June 8, 2003 |
| 16 | 3 | Hot Shots | June 15, 2003 |
| 17 | 4 | Hard Cases | June 22, 2003 |
| 18 | 5 | Undertow | June 29, 2003 |
| 19 | 6 | All Prologue | July 6, 2003 |
| 20 | 7 | Backwash | July 13, 2003 |
| 21 | 8 | Duck and Cover | July 27, 2003 |
| 22 | 9 | Stray Rounds | August 3, 2003 |
| 23 | 10 | Storm Warnings | August 10, 2003 |
| 24 | 11 | Bad Dreams | August 17, 2003 |
| 25 | 12 | Port in a Storm | August 24, 2003 |
Season 3 (2004)
| No. Overall | No. in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
| 26 | 1 | Time After Time | September 19, 2004 |
| 27 | 2 | All Due Respect | September 26, 2004 |
| 28 | 3 | Dead Soldiers | October 3, 2004 |
| 29 | 4 | Hamsterdam | October 10, 2004 |
| 30 | 5 | Straight and True | October 17, 2004 |
| 31 | 6 | Homecoming | October 31, 2004 |
| 32 | 7 | Back Burners | November 7, 2004 |
| 33 | 8 | Moral Midgetry | November 14, 2004 |
| 34 | 9 | Slapstick | November 21, 2004 |
| 35 | 10 | Reformation | November 28, 2004 |
| 36 | 11 | Middle Ground | December 12, 2004 |
| 37 | 12 | Mission Accomplished | December 19, 2004 |
Season 4 (2006)
| No. Overall | No. in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
| 38 | 1 | Boys of Summer | September 10, 2006 |
| 39 | 2 | Soft Eyes | September 17, 2006 |
| 40 | 3 | Home Rooms | September 24, 2006 |
| 41 | 4 | Refugees | October 1, 2006 |
| 42 | 5 | Alliances | October 8, 2006 |
| 43 | 6 | Margin of Error | October 15, 2006 |
| 44 | 7 | Unto Others | October 29, 2006 |
| 45 | 8 | Corner Boys | November 5, 2006 |
| 46 | 9 | Know Your Place | November 12, 2006 |
| 47 | 10 | Misgivings | November 19, 2006 |
| 48 | 11 | A New Day | November 26, 2006 |
| 49 | 12 | That's Got His Own | December 3, 2006 |
| 50 | 13 | Final Grades | December 10, 2006 |
Season 5 (2008)
| No. Overall | No. in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
| 51 | 1 | More with Less | January 6, 2008 |
| 52 | 2 | Unconfirmed Reports | January 13, 2008 |
| 53 | 3 | Not for Attribution | January 20, 2008 |
| 54 | 4 | Transitions | January 27, 2008 |
| 55 | 5 | React Quotes | February 3, 2008 |
| 56 | 6 | The Dickensian Aspect | February 10, 2008 |
| 57 | 7 | Took | February 17, 2008 |
| 58 | 8 | Clarifications | February 24, 2008 |
| 59 | 9 | Late Editions | March 2, 2008 |
| 60 | 10 | -30- | March 9, 2008 |
FAQs about The Wire
A. The Wire consists of 5 seasons, airing from June 2, 2002 to March 9, 2008, airing a total of 60 episodes.
A. No, The Wire is not available on Netflix. Fans can stream the show on Hulu and Max with a subscription.
A. The Wire is a crime drama created by a former police reporter, David Simon, for HBO. The show is set in Baltimore, where the cops use elaborate surveillance to bring down local drug lords.
