The Wire

Summary

The Wire is a television series^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,585 views/month, #95 of 21,487).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Wire is the creator of David Simon^[3].
• The Wire's instance of is recorded as television series^[4].
• The Wire's genre is recorded as crime television series^[5].
• The Wire's genre is recorded as drama television series^[6].
• The Wire's genre is recorded as police television drama^[7].
• The Wire's logo image is recorded as The Wire logo.svg^[8].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Dominic West^[9].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Lance Reddick^[10].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Sonja Sohn^[11].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Andre Royo^[12].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Domenick Lombardozzi^[13].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Seth Gilliam^[14].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Clarke Peters^[15].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as Jim True-Frost^[16].
• The Wire's cast member is recorded as J. D. Williams^[17].
• The Wire's producer is recorded as George Pelecanos^[18].
• The Wire's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 209711469^[19].
• The Wire's GND ID is recorded as 7691807-5^[20].
• The Wire's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005026818^[21].
• The Wire's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 165995724^[22].
• The Wire's production company is recorded as HBO^[23].
• The Wire's director of photography is recorded as Uta Briesewitz^[24].
• The Wire's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0306414^[25].
• The Wire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26].
• The Wire's Commons category is recorded as The Wire (TV series)^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Wire's producer is recorded as George Pelecanos^[18]. Cast members include Dominic West^[9], Lance Reddick^[10], Sonja Sohn^[11], Andre Royo^[12], Domenick Lombardozzi^[13], and Seth Gilliam^[14]. It is the creator of David Simon^[3].

Publication

The Wire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26]. Genres include crime television series^[5], drama television series^[6], and police television drama^[7].

Why It Matters

The Wire ranks in the top 0.44% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,585 views/month, #95 of 21,487).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]