The first season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on June 2, 2002, concluded on September 8, 2002, and contained 13 episodes. It introduces the drug dealing Barksdale Organization and the police detail who are investigating them.
The first season aired Sundays at 9:00 PM in the United States. The season was released on DVD as a five disc boxed set under the title of The Wire: The Complete First Season on Oct...
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The first season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on June 2, 2002, concluded on September 8, 2002, and contained 13 episodes. It introduces the drug dealing Barksdale Organization and the police detail who are investigating them.
The first season aired Sundays at 9:00 PM in the United States. The season was released on DVD as a five disc boxed set under the title of The Wire: The Complete First Season on October 12, 2004 by HBO video.
David Simon is the series' creator and head writer, show runner and executive producer. Alongside Simon, many of the creative team behind The Wire are alumni of Homicide and Emmy-winning miniseries The Corner. The Corner veteran, Robert F. Colesberry, was also executive producer. Colesberry is credited by the rest of the creative team as having a large creative role for a producer, and Simon credits him for achieving the show's realistic visual feel. He also had a small recurring role as Detective Ray Cole....
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