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      Season 2 – The Wire

      2003 Crime Drama List
      95% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 94% Audience Score 500+ Ratings This series looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and users. Other facets of the city that are explored in the series are the government and bureaucracy, schools and the news media. The show was created by former police reporter David Simon, who also wrote many of the episodes. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      An ambitious introduction to a new network of characters allows The Wire to expand its focus on societal ills.

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      Bill Wyman NPR Where many shows toss in character actors for flavor, The Wire features nothing but character actors -- humanity has rarely been shown in so many sizes, shapes, colors and varieties of lumpiness. Oct 22, 2019 Full Review Devin Gordon Newsweek If neat and tidy McMysteries are your bag, there'll be around-the-clock repeats of Law & Order this summer. But if you're looking for new episodes of the best cop show on television, well, we won't say it. Enough is enough, right? Oct 21, 2019 Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel The Wire doesn't receive the attention of other HBO dramas, but it should. It often surpasses them in the chances it takes and the stories it tells. Oct 21, 2019 Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun Television rarely dares to be this deep or wise, particularly when telling stories about folks who are essentially dispossessed. Oct 21, 2019 Full Review Terry Kelleher People Magazine The show moves methodically from one story line to another, progressing by inches yet holding our interest with its finely drawn characters and a rare ability to illuminate the gray areas of city life. Oct 19, 2019 Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News It is fashionable to proclaim "The Wire" as riveting TV, but it seems so determined to bury viewers with details that at times it can be no more involving than working on a tug boat. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 19, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Guillermo P This season hit so freaking hard Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Ryan B This season introduces a new angle with the docks and the union that controls it and once again the characters are fantastic to watch while also still showing how the Barksdale crew is regrouping and getting back into business. Season 2 isn’t quite of the calibre of the first season but it is still very good and a worthy follow up. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Daryl D I want you to put the word out there. That we back up. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Benjamin H Although this season has a more unstable flow than the first one and isn't as well-plotted, The Wire's sophomore season is still a highly captivating, fascinatingly intricate and thematically rich tv drama that is both solidly acted and deeply layered. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/23 Full Review Bruno V Série ilustríssima, nessa temporada já percebemos que ela é bem escrita e com personagens mais destacados. A comédia sempre vem em momentos oportunos. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Mauricio M It is by far the weakest season but is neccesary to experience the full story, hence the highest rating Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Episode 1 Aired Jun 1, 2003 Ebb Tide Detective Jimmy McNulty finds a body in the Baltimore harbor; Bodie drives to Philadelphia to make a connection for the Barksdale crew. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 8, 2003 Collateral Damage Valchek seeks revenge for the church gift fiasco; Barksdale runs his empire from his prison cell; police officers investigate the contraband found in The Greek's container. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 15, 2003 Hot Shots Bunk and Freamon chase a container ship to Philadelphia; Lt. Cedric Daniels is unhappy with his assignment; McNulty pursues the identity of his Jane Doe. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 22, 2003 Hard Cases Sobotka reprimands Nick for stealing cameras; Burrell asks Daniels to lead the detail investigating Sobotka; McNulty begins courting his estranged wife. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 29, 2003 Undertow Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers; Col. Rawls puts pressure on Bunk to solve the homicide investigation; Bodie gets heat for weak product. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 6, 2003 All Prologue McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe; Sobotka tries to play a political game on behalf of his union; D'Angelo wants to live outside of Barksdale's umbrella. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 13, 2003 Backwash Sobotka gives his lobbyist grief over the status of port legislation; Greggs and Prez tap into a circuit of Russian prostitutes; Bell tries to hold it together in the wake of a recent tragedy. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 27, 2003 Duck and Cover McNulty is back to his old self; Bunk tries to get Daniels and Rawls to look after McNulty; Sobotka meets with the Greek and Vondas; business dries up for Bodie and Poot. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 3, 2003 Stray Rounds Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously; Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper; McNulty goes under cover in the brothel. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 10, 2003 Storm Warnings The Detail uses satellite technology to its advantage; Valcheck visits the FBI; Ziggy's deal goes bad. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 17, 2003 Bad Dreams The Detail makes a desperate move; Omar's suspicions are validated; Sobotka is forced to make a difficult choice. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 24, 2003 Port in a Storm The detail suffers a setback; Russell and Bunk return to Philadelphia in search of evidence; Brother Mouzone talks with Stringer Bell regarding their agreement. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Elodie Keene, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill, Ernest R. Dickerson, Thomas J. Wright, Timothy Van Patten, Rob Bailey, Robert F. Colesberry, Dan Attias
      Screenwriter
      David Simon, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Joy Kecken
      Network
      HBO
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jun 1, 2003