The Wire Specials
20 August 2006
Episodes
1. It's All Connected
A behind-the-scenes look at the fourth season of The Wire.
20 August 2006
2. When Bunk Met McNulty (2000)
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. McNulty shows up for his first day as Bunk's partner.
15 December 2007
3. Young Omar (1985)
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. Omar's first stick-up.
15 December 2007
4. Young Proposition Joe (1962)
One of three short prequel films shot during production of the Wire's fifth season and offered via HBO On Demand. An elementary school-aged Prop Joe shows his entrepreneurial tendencies
15 December 2007
5. Odyssey
Creator David Simon and members of the cast take you on a retrospective journey through the streets of Baltimore, and the first four seasons of "The Wire."
20 December 2007
6. The Last Word
The role of the media is explored in this special that focuses on the upcoming fifth season of HBO's acclaimed drama series The Wire.
21 December 2007
7. Tapping The Wire
Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
17 July 2007