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Drug Dealer Connected to Michael K. Williams Overdose Receives Surprising Sentence
Carlos Macci, a 72-year-old drug dealer, was arrested for drug trafficking in connection with The Wire star’s overdose in September 2021.
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The Wire Creator David Simon Makes Surprising Move in Michael K. Williams Death Case
One of the four men charged with Williams' death faces a recommended sentence of 10 years.
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The Wire’s Impact Is Even Bigger 20 Years Later
‘When President Obama said it was his favorite show, I knew we were going to be out here for a while,’ Wendell Pierce told The Root.
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Baltimore to Pay Rapper Young Moose $300,000 in Lawsuit Against Police Officer Depicted in HBO’s We Own This City
Daniel Hersl, the officer being sued, is currently serving an 18-year sentence in federal prison.
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Real-Life Baltimore Police Corruption Report Reads Like Storyline for A Sixth Season of The Wire
A novel-length report on a massive cop corruption scandal is riveting and scary reading
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Michael K. Williams, Star of The Wire, Dead at 54
The five-time Emmy nominee was also known for his roles in Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country.
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The Wire, the Best Show in History, Ended 10 Years Ago and Changed TV Forever
HBO’s The Wire signed off a decade ago this coming March. Eclipsed in popularity by mainstream shows Sex and the City and The Sopranos on the same network, the Baltimore-set crime drama never received any major television awards, and the showrunners struggled at times to actually complete its five seasons. (Note: if you haven’t yet…
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From The Wire to The Deuce: David Simon, George Pelecanos and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Discuss HBO’s Newest Series
In an early scene of The Deuce, premiering on HBO on Sunday night, smooth-talking C.C. (Gary Carr), freshly permed and curled and in a pin-striped suit, spots a fresh-faced white girl to spit that talk. He’s in a bus station in New York City in 1971, and pimping is still a viable living for a…