Fancy watching "The Wire" from your couch, bed, or on your commute? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or binge the drama TV series via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives – along with the availability of "The Wire" on each platform. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch "The Wire" right now, here are some details about the HBO show.
Originally premiering June 2nd, 2002, "The Wire" stars Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wood Harris. The series runs 5 season(s), and has a score of 86 (out of 100) on TMDB, which collated reviews from 2,385 top people.
Want to know what the show's about? Here’s the plot: "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."
"The Wire" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, HBO HBO Max, HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, and Amazon Video .
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