The wire
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. Full description
- Season 1 Disc 1. The target (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson
- The detail (with optional audio commentary by Johnson) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson
- The buys / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Peter Medak. Disc 2. Old cases / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clement Virgo
- The pager / teleplay by Ed Burns, directed by Clark Johnson. Disc 3. The wire / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Ed Bianchi
- One arrest / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, directed by Joe Chappelle
- Lessons / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Gloria Muzio. Disc 4. Game day / teleplay by David H. Melnick, directed by Milcho Manchevski
- The cost / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Brad Anderson
- The hunt / teleplay by Joy Lusco, directed by Steve Shill. Disc 5. Cleaning up (with optional audio commentary by Simon & Pelecanos) / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, directed by Clement Virgo
- Sentencing / written by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Tim Van Patten.
- Season 2 Disc 1. Ebb tide / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ed Bianchi ; Collateral damage / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ed Bianchi.Disc 2. Hot shots / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Elodie Keene ; Hard cases / teleplay by Joy Lusco Kecken, story by David Simon & Joy Lusco Kecken, directed by Elodie Keene. Disc 3. Undertow / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Steve Shill ; All prologue (with optional audio commentary by West & actor Michael K. Williams) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Steve Shill ; Backwash / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, story by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez, directed by Thomas J. Wright. Disc 4. Duck and cover / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George P. Pelecanos, directed by Daniel Attias ; Stray rounds / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Tim Van Patten ; Storm warnings / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Rob Bailey. Disc 5. Bad dreams / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George P. Pelecanos, directed by Ernest Dickerson ; Port in a storm (with optional audio commentary by co-producer Karen L. Thorson & editor Thom Zimny) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Robert F. Colesberry.
- Season 3 Disc 1. Time after time (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Nina Kostroff Noble) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ed Bianchi
- All due respect (with optional audio commentary by Price) / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Steve Shill. Disc 2. Dead soldiers (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by Dennis Lehane, story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane, directed by Rob Bailey
- Hamsterdam / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Ernest Dickerson. Disc 3. Straight and true / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Daniel Attias
- Homecoming / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, story by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez, directed by Leslie Libman
- Back burners / teleplay by Joy Lusco Kecken, story by David Simon & Joy Lusco Kecken, directed by Tim Van Patten. Disc 4. Moral midgetry / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Agnieszka Holland
- Slapstick / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Alex Kakrzeweski
- Reformation / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Christine Moore. Disc 5. Middle ground (with optional audio commentary by Pelecanos & Chappelle) / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Joe Chappelle
- Mission accomplished (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Karen L. Thorson) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ernest Dickerson.
- Season 4 Disc 1.
- Episode 1:
- Boys of summer /
- teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Joe Chappelle
- Episode 2:
- Soft eyes /
- teleplay by David Mills ; story by Ed Burns & David Mills ; directed by Christine Moore
- Episode 3:
- Home rooms /
- teleplay by Richard Price ; story by Ed Burns & Richard Price ; directed by Seith Mann. Disc 2.
- Episode 4:
- Refugees /
- teleplay by Dennis Lehane ; story by Ed Burns & Dennis Lehane ; directed by Jim McKay
- Episode 5:
- Alliances /
- teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by David Platt
- Episode 6:
- Margin of error /
- teleplay by Eric Overmyer ; story by Ed Burns & Eric Overmyer ; directed by Dan Attias
- Episode 7:
- Unto others /
- teleplay by William F. Zorzi ; story by Ed Burns & William F. Zorzi ; directed by Anthony Hemingway. Disc 3.
- Episode 8:
- Corner boys /
- teleplay by Richard Price ; story by Ed Burns & Richard Price ; directed by Agnieszka Holland
- Episode 9:
- Know your place /
- teleplay by Kia Corthron ; story by Ed Burns & Kia Corthron ; directed by Alex Zakrzewski
- Episode 10:
- Misgivings /
- teleplay by Eric Overmyer ; story by Ed Burns & Eric Overmyer ; directed by Ernest Dickerson
- Episode 11:
- A New day /
- teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Brad Anderson. Disc 4.
- Episode 12:
- That's got his own /
- teleplay by George Pelecanos ; story by Ed Burns & George Pelecanos ; directed by Joe Chappelle
- Episode 13:
- Final grades /
- teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Ernest Dickerson.
- Season 5 Disc 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 4. episode 10, -30- / teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Clark Johnson.