Why ‘The Wire’ Still Stands Alone After 20 Years After 20 years, the classic drama is much praised and rarely imitated. For a series based on the idea that institutions don’t change, that’s fitting.
‘The Wire’ Creators, David Simon and Ed Burns, on the Show 20 Years Later David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their seminal crime drama, and why the systemic decay it depicted has become only more profound.