The Wire

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:availableIn gptkb:HBO
streaming services
gptkbp:awards 2 Primetime Emmy Awards
25 Primetime Emmy Awards
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:David_Simon
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed
gptkbp:culturalImpact considered one of the greatest television series
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:firstAwarded March 9, 2008
June 2, 2002
gptkbp:genre crime drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wire
gptkbp:influenced television storytelling
subsequent crime dramas
gptkbp:narrativeStyle politics
media
law enforcement
education system
drug trade
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Wood_Harris
gptkb:Aidan_Gillen
gptkb:Idris_Elba
gptkb:Michael_K._Williams
gptkb:Wendell_Pierce
gptkb:Michael_B._Jordan
gptkb:Dominic_West
gptkb:Sonja_Sohn
gptkb:Lance_Reddick
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_Wire:_The_Musical
Pilot
Final Season
The_Target
Middle_Ground
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 60
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons 5
gptkbp:premise explores the impact of drugs on society
highlights systemic issues in various institutions
examines the lives of law enforcement and drug dealers
depicts_the_drug_trade_in_Baltimore
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Baltimore
gptkbp:theme social issues
class struggle
corruption
race relations
urban decay
institutional dysfunction
the_American_dream