The Wire recap

The first season of The Wire (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell.

Spoiler-free catch-ups for The Wire: pick the last episode you watched and read everything up to it, and nothing after. 5 seasons, 60 episodes.

• Catch up before season 2
• Catch up before season 3
• Catch up before season 4
• Catch up before season 5