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The Wire
“Listen carefully.”
The Wire (2002) is a crime, drama show created by David Simon. On TV Addict, players averaged 2.3/5, with 62% solving the puzzle and 38% failing it, making it the #13 hardest puzzle of 59 in the archive. 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.
TV Addict Difficulty: Hard
2.3/5
Avg Score
62%
Solved
38%
Failed
63
Players
#13
Difficulty Rank
The TV Addict Puzzle
Puzzle #5 · June 10, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A city's institutions are examined through the eyes of both sides of the law
The Character (Clue 4)
The investigation begins on the docks, moves through schools, and into city hall
The Conflict (Clue 3)
Baltimore becomes a character in itself as politics and crime intertwine
The Twist (Clue 2)
Detective McNulty and drug kingpin Avon Barksdale are both working the system
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Omar Little robbing drug dealers while whistling "The Farmer in the Dell"
The Wire
Cast
Dominic West as Jimmy McNultyLance Reddick as Cedric DanielsSonja Sohn as Kima GreggsWendell Pierce as Bunk MorelandMichael Kenneth Williams as Omar LittleDeirdre Lovejoy as Rhonda PearlmanAndre Royo as BubblesJohn Doman as William Rawls
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Wire hard to guess on TV Addict?
- The Wire had an average score of 2.3/5. 62% of players solved it, while 38% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who created The Wire?
- The Wire was created by David Simon.
- Who stars in The Wire?
- The Wire stars Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kenneth Williams, Deirdre Lovejoy, Andre Royo, John Doman.
- What genre is The Wire?
- The Wire is listed under Crime, Drama.
- Where does The Wire rank in TV Addict difficulty?
- The Wire ranks #13 of 59 TV Addict shows by average score (1 = hardest).