Season 1

On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Season 1 follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore — one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance.

200213 EpisodesCrime, Drama

Cast & Crew

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Frankie Faison

Ervin Burrell

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

D'Angelo Barksdale

John Doman

William Rawls

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Andre Royo

Bubbles

Episode Guide

"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin Terrace. Meanwhile, Avon's nephew D'Angelo is fresh off beating a murder rap, but he finds himself demoted upon his return to the gang.