Listen carefully.
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.
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
12 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- nadia_noirThe Provocateur★★★★★
Not a crime show; a show about institutions that happens to have crime in it. Season four is the saddest thing I have ever watched and I say that as a compliment.
Cast
- Dominic WestJimmy McNulty
- Lance ReddickCedric Daniels
- Sonja SohnKima Greggs
- Wendell PierceBunk Moreland
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsOmar Little
- Deirdre LovejoyRhonda Pearlman
- Andre RoyoBubbles
- John DomanWilliam Rawls
- Clarke PetersLester Freamon
- Jamie HectorMarlo Stanfield
Crew
- David SimonCreator
- George PelecanosProducer
Where to watch
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Seasons
- Season 113 eps · 2002
- Season 212 eps · 2003
- Season 312 eps · 2004
- Season 413 eps · 2006
- Season 510 eps · 2008
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Scavengers Reign 202366% alikeBoth earnest, contemporary, grave; this one is more intimate.
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Under the Banner of Heaven 202259% alikeBoth earnest, grave; this one is more nostalgic.
We Own This City 202258% alikeBoth earnest, contemporary, grave.
Adolescence 202558% alikeBoth earnest, contemporary, grave.
The Staircase 202257% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemporary.
Breaking Bad 200856% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, bleak; this one is more relentless.
Arrival 201674% alikeFilm · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 200173% alikeFilm · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
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Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
