The Wire (2002)

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

Genres: Crime, Drama

What to watch after The Wire

• The Sopranos (1999) — Same subject: drug dealer, organized crime
• The Shield (2002) — Same subject: drug dealer, police detective
• Breaking Bad (2008)
• Oz (1997) — Alex Zakrzewski directed both
• True Detective (2014) — Same subject: police detective
• Twin Peaks (1990) — Similar consistency, season to season