HBO‘s The Wire returned to the screen last week, marking the beginning of the show‘s fifth and final run. “I‘ve had about four months to get used to it,” show star

For all its greatness, The Wire has never been an uplifting show. Policemen and politicians, educators and ex-cons all try to do good work, but drugs and corruption run too deep in the city of Baltimore. In the fourth season, a character said, “No one wins. One side just loses more slowly,” and though he was talking about football, the same could be said for the war on drugs.

Next year, Nonesuch and Warner Music Group is releasing a deluxe edition soundtrack for HBO‘s critically-acclaimed drama series, The Wire.  The soundtrack, entitled “The Wire… ‘and all the pieces matter,‘” contains music from the show‘s five years, including a number of tracks from underground hip hop and club artists in Baltimore, where the series is set.

HBO, to promote the January 6 premiere of The Wire‘s fifth and final season, has released three prequel videos involving characters from the highly acclaimed drama.  The three short videos are already being streamed for free on Amazon.com on the page for

HBO has finally set a date for the highly anticipated return its critically acclaimed series, The Wire.  On Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 9/8c, the series created by David Simon will kickoff its fifth and final season, followed by the return of

J.D. Williams was known as Preston "Bodie" Broadus, one of the soldiers in the Barksdale organization on HBO‘s The Wire.  Loyal and willing to obey his superiors, he gradually rose through the ranks of the gang, proving himself worthy for the position of Crew Chief.  Unfortunately, he got caught in the chaotic world of drug trade and became vulnerable to larger narcotic organizations, which resulted to his murder.  In the coming months, the African-American actor will be featured in various movies that are all set for release this year.

As Russell “Stringer” Bell on the HBO series The Wire, Idris Elba portrayed a drug kingpin who was second in command in the Barksdale organization. An intelligent planner with a penchant for business and economics, he attempted to reform the narcotics circuit and make the transition from a criminal to a legitimate real estate developer.  However, his efforts backfired and ultimately led to his ambush at the hands of Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts) and Omar Little (

The Wire is an action-drama series created by David Simon. It follows the long-term family business dealing illegal drugs and the actions of the Baltimore police to control their trade. Moreover, the show is told from both points of view and also brings light to the people underneath these organizations.