The read
A Balasaur Score of 91 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 9.3/10. The series ran 5 seasons across 60 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
2,807 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 13 ep2002 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 12 ep2003 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 12 ep2004 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 13 ep2006 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 10 ep2008 |
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
- Aidan GillenTommy Carcetti
- Seth GilliamEllis Carver
Episode ratings
60 of 60 episodes rated on TMDB
Season 5 is the peak: 8.3 average across 10 episodes. Season 2 drops to 7.9.
Stills
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