EPISODE
SEASON
The Wire - Season 4
In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. And now, in the schools. The places and faces change, but the game remains the same. Four West Baltimore boys wrestle with what to do with the rest of their summer vacation. When unkempt outcast Duquan 'Dukie' Weems is beaten up by a neighbouring group of children, Michael Lee is the quiet leader of the group';;s retaliation.
22 February 1988, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
16 November 1981, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
10 September 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
28 April 1934, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
May 29, 2014
This season of The Wire will knock the breath out of you.
May 29, 2014
The Wire reclaims its place in the top tier of American drama.
May 29, 2014
No one is a star on The Wire. And this, ultimately, may be the show's trump card.
May 29, 2014
Season 4 of HBO's The Wire - the best series on TV, period - is brutal and brilliant
May 29, 2014
While the fourth-season opener features the usual warp-speed intercuts of a dozen plot lines, its central focus is ingeniously linking the tribulations of 1) street-corner drug dealing and 2) running for mayor of Baltimore.
May 29, 2014
Yes, it requires attention, as does any show that tries to tell a full-bodied version of the truth. But it repays every moment devoted in full.
June 06, 2014
The Wire is the best crime related show on TV... and maybe even the smartest show on television - period.
May 29, 2014
Keep your HBO subscription if only to see what riveting, expertly executed television looks like.
June 06, 2014
Having previewed all 13 episodes, I won't give away what happens to them, except to say that as usual, the program reverses your expectations while breaking your heart.
May 29, 2014
If you have only one hour a week for television, give it to The Wire. Even if you think you don't have time for television, find an hour a week to watch the fourth season of The Wire. It's a masterpiece.