“The Wire” is one of the greatest television shows of all time.
Alongside “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad,” this gripping exploration of the drug trade in Baltimore was a hallmark of the early stage of “peak TV,” in which networks like HBO and AMC proved they could tell compelling dramatic stories that matched (and frequently surpassed) the films playing in cinemas.Showrunner David Simon poured copious amounts of research into his depiction of the show’s sensitive subject material.
Simon had worked as a police reporter in Baltimore for well over a decade before turning to TV work, and many of the characters on “The…The post 12 Shows Like The Wire That Are Definitely Worth Watching appeared first on /Film.
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