The Wire

Robert F. Chew, Proposition Joe on 'The Wire,' Dies

Television
 January 18, 2013 By Tim Molloy 17 weeks ago

Chew played low-key Baltimore drug lord

  

David Simon, Reason Magazine Feud Over 'Shanked' Interview

Television
 September 21, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 34 weeks ago

"The Wire" creator David Simon claims that his arguments against Wall Street and the prison-industrial complex were left on the cutting-room floor

  

Dominic West to Star in Jez Butterworth Play 'The River'

 August 23, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 38 weeks ago

"The Wire" star will perform the lead role at London's Royal Court in October

  

President Obama's Latest Campaign Co-Stars: 'The Wire' Cast Members, Nathan Lane, Harvey Weinstein

Television
 July 23, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 43 weeks ago

Obama's celebrity boosters at three upcoming events will include cast members from "The Wire," as well as Nathan Lane, Edie Falco, Harvey Weinstein and Anna Wintour

  

Watch 'The Wire: The Musical' (Video)

Television
 June 5, 2012 By Tim Molloy 50 weeks ago

Much of the original cast returns to condense the urban epic into a few catchy tunes for Funny or Die

  

Idris Elba Would Love to Be the Next James Bond

Television
 September 30, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

"The Wire" and Emmy-nominated "Luther" star just doesn't want to be known as the first "black Bond"

  

'The Wire's' Snoop to Plead Guilty in Drug Case

Television
 August 8, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The actress known in real life and on the show as Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was charged in March

  

Michael Kenneth Williams on 'Boardwalk Empire' and Why Chalky White and Omar Little Would Never Fight

Television
 June 24, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The actor, still beloved for his role on "The Wire," plays a bootlegger on Terence Winter's acclaimed HBO series

  

David Simon to Eric Holder: No More 'Wire' for You

Television
 June 10, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

"The Wire" creator responds to the Attorney General's request for a sixth season with appropriate sarcasm

  

How 'The Killing' Writer Veena Sud Tricks Herself Into Hitting Deadlines

Television
 March 31, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Show runner of AMC's Seattle murder mystery explains her sleepy writing trick -- and talks about the show's Laura Palmer Dilemma

  

Producer David Simon Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant'

Television
 September 28, 2010 By William Yelles 2 years ago

The $500,000 prize comes with no strings attached for the "Treme" and "Wire" producer

  

DirecTV's The 101 Sets Start Dates for 'Wire,' 'Supreme Court of Comedy'

Television
 May 18, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 3 years ago

PBS reveals "POV" titles, CBS promotes Abseck and A&E works with NeuroFocus to test viewer involvement in shows

  

'The Wire' Gets the Bird: DirecTV's 101 Picks Up HBO Series

Television
 April 12, 2010 By Josef Adalian 3 years ago

Legendary cable series headed to satellite TV this summer

  

'The Wire's' David Simon Begins New Orleans Series

Television
 March 26, 2009 By Anonymous 4 years ago

Aims to capture residents' struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina

  
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