Season 4
🎬 13 Episodes 📅 2006 ⏱ 94 min
In Baltimore's unforgiving streets, two sides of the same coin collide in a brutal dance of survival and corruption. The Wire strips away the veneer of the war on drugs to reveal the human cost on every level—from corner boys to detectives trapped in a system designed to devour them. Neither side holds the moral high ground; both are prisoners to an machinery that demands bodies and results. What emerges is a portrait of a city where the pursuit of justice becomes indistinguishable from the pursuit of power.
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13
Episodes
2006
Year
94
min / ep
20.4
Watch Hours
4/5
Season No.
⭐ 8.9
Best Episode
Ep. 13 · Final Grades
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🎬 Episodes 13 episodes
1
⭐ 7.8
Boys of Summer
"Lambs to the slaughter here." - Marcia Donnelly
Four West Baltimore boys wrestle with what to do with the rest of their summer vacation as the new fall school year approaches. Bodie deals with his corner running slower than usual so he decides to take on a runner. Marlo believes he has finally sol…
🎬 Joe Chappelle ✍️ David Simon
2
⭐ 8.2
Soft Eyes
"I still wake up white in a city that ain't." - Carcetti
In the hopes of possibly saving her job, Pearlman and Freamon continue arguing over the subpoenas, as the election draws closer. Carcetti drops a bombshell on Royce during their televised debate, while Herc makes a shocking discovery about t…
🎬 Christine Moore ✍️ David Mills
3
⭐ 8.2
Home Rooms
"I love the first day, man. Everybody all friendly an' shit." - Namond Brice
Prez is shocked by his students; Royce strikes back against Carcetti; Rawls begins to gut the major case unit from the inside; Colvin embarks on a new career.
🎬 Seith Mann ✍️ Richard Price
4
⭐ 7.9
Refugees
"No one wins. One side just loses more slowly." - Prez
Freamon and Greggs move to Homicide, while Herc and Dozerman join Marimow in the lackluster Major Crimes Unit. Cutty gets a "custodial" job at Tilghman School picking up truants, but struggles to make progress while trying to mentor Michael. Bu…
🎬 Jim McKay ✍️ Dennis Lehane
5
⭐ 8.0
Alliances
"If you with us, you with us." - Chris Partlow
Commissioner Burrell loses Royce's support; Chris Partlow tries to recruit Michael to become a soldier in Marlo's unit; Dukie shows Randy and the boys that the missing are really dead; Odell Watkins drops his support for Royce and considers an offer fr…
🎬 David Platt ✍️ Ed Burns
6
⭐ 8.1
Margin of Error
"Don't try this shit at home." - Norman Wilson
Carcetti responds to a campaign smear. Randy is accused of a serious transgression. Colvin's special class gets its first enlistees.
🎬 Dan Attias ✍️ Eric Overmyer
7
⭐ 7.9
Unto Others
"Aw yeah. That golden rule." - The Bunk
Omar calls in a favor to the police; Carcetti gets advice from the ex-mayor and then Mayor Royce and his team; Cutty finds out why Spider has been avoiding him and explains to the rest of his boxers that it won't happen again; Prez makes a break through with …
🎬 Anthony Hemingway ✍️ William F. Zorzi
8
⭐ 8.0
Corner Boys
"We got our thing, but it's just part of the big thing." - Zenobia
Prez wants to teach off curriculum. Carcetti visits the Homicide Department and goes on ride-a-longs for drug busts. Colvin and Dr. Parneti's class discuss the Corner Boy rules. Bunk convinces Holley to take another look at the Old …
🎬 Agnieszka Holland ✍️ Richard Price
9
⭐ 7.8
Know Your Place
"Might as well dump 'em, get another." - Proposition Joe
Herc and Dozerman search for Little Kevin; Omar gets out of jail; Carcetti has his first meeting with the City Council; Prez and the teachers begin teaching the test; Proposition Joe lets Marlo know Major Crimes is after him; Bubbles looks to…
🎬 Alex Zakrzewski ✍️ Kia Corthron
10
⭐ 8.1
Misgivings
"World goin' one way, people another." -Poot
Walker catches Donut boosting cars and teaches him a lesson; Commissioner Burrell gets advice from Senator Davis; Little Kevin has a talk with Marlo and regrets it; Herc ignores Bubbles call and regrets it; the Area Superintendent questions the success o…
🎬 Ernest R. Dickerson ✍️ Ed Burns
11
⭐ 8.3
A New Day
"You play in dirt, you get dirty." - McNulty
Randy has trouble with his friends at school, while Carcetti faces a huge dilemma. Meanwhile, Omar visits Proposition Joe, while Freamon reveals a secret.
🎬 Brad Anderson ✍️ Ed Burns
12
⭐ 8.3
That's Got His Own
"That all there is to it?" - Bubbles
While searching for the missing bodies, Freamon goes around the chain of command after being rebuked by Landsman. Carcetti finds that his promises of raises could be undermined by the school debt, forcing him to consider groveling before the Governor for money t…
🎬 Joe Chappelle ✍️ George Pelecanos
13
⭐ 8.9
Final Grades
"If animal trapped call 410-844-6286" - Baltimore, traditional
Burrell tries to help Daniels. Bubbles' big plan backfires and leaves him in big trouble. Colvin tries to find a solution for Namond while Omar makes new plans. McNulty tries to pay back his debt.
🎬 Ernest R. Dickerson ✍️ David Simon