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Themes:Moral AmbiguityCorruption Of PowerDrug TradePolice BrutalityJustice Vs. CorruptionInstitutional RacismDiscover Similar ThemesMood:DarkThought-ProvokingGrittyTenseCynicalDiscover Similar Mood
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.
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Power Struggles Within Police Ranks`)Political IntrigueInterdepartmental PoliticsMoral DilemmasPolice SurveillanceUndercover OperationsWiretaps And InformantsPersonal SacrificesStreet-Level Drug DealsBureaucratic Red Tape
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Directed by: Uta Briesewitz, Joe Chappelle, Ernest R. Dickerson
Written by: David Simon, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos
Produced by: Nina K. Noble, David Simon, George Pelecanos
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