Season 5
🎬 10 Episodes 📅 2008 ⏱ 94 min Ended ✅
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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10
Episodes
2008
Year
94
min / ep
15.7
Watch Hours
5/5
Season No.
⭐ 8.6
Best Episode
Ep. 10 · -30-
Ended ✅
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🎬 Episodes 10 episodes
1
⭐ 7.8
More with Less
"The bigger the lie, the more they believe." - Bunk Moreland.
McNulty and the detail continue to stake out Marlo and his crew. Recently promoted Sergeant Carver is met with complaints concerning unpaid overtime. Meanwhile, Haynes deals with cutbacks, but is still able to expose a politician's con…
🎬 Joe Chappelle ✍️ David Simon
2
⭐ 8.0
Unconfirmed Reports
"This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk Moreland
Freamon keeps a look out for Marlo, who is putting together a deal with Avon Barksdale. Davis goes to Burrell for help, but finds that the commissioner's hands are tied. Whiting puts together a series on broad strokes.
🎬 Ernest R. Dickerson ✍️ William F. Zorzi
3
⭐ 8.1
Not for Attribution
"They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher
Mayor Carcetti's police department plan is leaked. Marlo turns to Proposition Joe for help. Meanwhile, McNulty strikes up an unexpected ally -- Freamon.
🎬 Joy Kecken ✍️ Chris Collins
4
⭐ 8.4
Transitions
"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton
Omar plots his revenge for his former associates murder now that he's returned from exile. Gus stresses the need for a city-court reporter, after missing out on a grand jury probe. Carcetti finds there are strings attached in his desire to get rid of Burrell.…
🎬 Dan Attias ✍️ Ed Burns
5
⭐ 8.2
React Quotes
"Just because they're in the street doesn't mean they lack opinions." - Haynes
While the crew awaits a showdown with Omar, Marlo celebrates a business deal. Meanwhile, at the Sun, McNulty and Freamon take advantage of a development regarding the murder of the homeless people, while Dukie heads to C…
🎬 Agnieszka Holland ✍️ David Simon
6
⭐ 8.0
The Dickensian Aspect
"If you have a problem with this. I understand completely." - Freamon
Marlo's crew goes on full alert after Omar's mysterious disappearance. Meanwhile, Carcetti concentrates on the plight of the homeless, while Bunk has an interview with a witness connected with the row-house case, and Templeton lo…
🎬 Seith Mann ✍️ Ed Burns
7
⭐ 7.9
Took
"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman
After cooking up another scheme for the homeless case, McNulty and Lester become popular figures. Davis is set for his day in court by collecting the best legal assistance money can buy. Plus, Michael has brushes with the wrong side of the law, while …
🎬 Dominic West ✍️ David Simon
8
⭐ 8.3
Clarifications
"A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning
A shift in the police department sends Carver to a new location. Meanwhile, Carcetti is forced to put his political future in jeopardy, Haynes digs deeper into Templeton's work, and an important case has a breakthrough by Sydnor, whi…
🎬 Anthony Hemingway ✍️ David Simon
9
⭐ 8.5
Late Editions
"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it." - Snoop
A promising lead makes Freamon's hard work worthwhile, although McNulty doesn't feel like a celebration. Michael is suspicious about his latest assignment;.Haynes gets fresh eyes to help with fact-checking. Namond's debating skills make Colvin proud. Dav…
🎬 Joe Chappelle ✍️ David Simon
10
⭐ 8.6
-30-
"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken
A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie searches for an old mentor and …
🎬 Clark Johnson ✍️ Ed Burns