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Cast
Dominic West (Detective James 'Jimmy' McNulty)Lance Reddick (Lieutenant Cedric Daniels)Sonja Sohn (Detective Shakima 'Kima' Greggs)Wendell Pierce (Detective William 'Bunk' Moreland)John Doman (Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls)Deirdre Lovejoy (A.S.A. Rhonda Pearlman)Seth Gilliam (Sergeant Ellis Carver)Domenick Lombardozzi (Detective Thomas 'Herc' Hauk)Clarke Peters (Detective Lester Freamon)Andre Royo (Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins)Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar Little)Jim True-Frost (Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski)Frankie Faison (Acting Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell)Corey Parker Robinson (Detective Leander Sydnor)Delaney Williams (Sergeant Jay Landsman)J.D. Williams (Preston 'Bodie' Broadus)Wood Harris (Avon Barksdale)Idris Elba (Russell 'Stringer' Bell)
Creators
Ed Burns, Joy Kecken, David H. Melnick, David Mills, Eric Ellis Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, Rafael Álvarez, Dennis Lehane, Shamit Choksey, Kia Corthron, William F. Zorzi, Chris Collins
Synopsis
The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
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