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'Arrow' Season 5 Big Bad Will Be Part Stringer Bell, Part Khal Drogo

Arrow Season 4 didn’t quite clue us into next year’s big bad the way Season 3 name-dropped Damien Darhk, leaving fans to sleuth out his or her identity with “charming” descriptions. Now, an new report...

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'Arrow' Season 5 Casts 'Wire' Alum Chad Coleman as New Baddie 'Tobias'

Arrow Season 5 certainly made waves with its intent to cast a villain cut from the cloth of The Wire iron Stringer Bell, but who knew they’d go right to the source? The fifth season of DC’s emerald...

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UPDATE: HBO's Best Dramas Are Staying With Amazon Prime

Now that any HBO viewer can buy their own streaming package outside a cable subscription, one had to wonder what would become of Amazon Prime’s old deal to host some of the network’s best shows. Sadly,...

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Amazon Losing HBO Shows After All, But You Have Until 2018

Just over a week ago, Amazon fervently denied reports that its three-year HBO deal would expire in May, removing access to all-time HBO greats like The Wire or Six Feet Under. The confusion was...

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe Has an Absurd Number of Stars From 'The Wire'

The Major Crimes Unit meets the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We break down every MCU appearance of HBO’s ‘The Wire’ cast, from ‘Thor’ to Hulu’s ‘Runaways.’ Continue reading…

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'Walking Dead' Sends Michonne Out in 'Sing Me a Song' Clip

We’ve two Walking Dead episodes left in 2016, and it looks like next week’s penultimate “Sing Me a Song” might finally break with Season 7's piecemeal approach. Not only will Negan and the Saviors...

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Pete Holmes HBO 'Crashing' Recalls 'The Wire' in New Trailer

HBO’s most recent comedies haven’t proven the commercial breakthrough that Westworld was for drama, and it may take some big names for Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes’ Crashing to get there. The newest...

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Reg E. Cathey, Star of 'House of Cards,' Dies at 59

A great loss for the acting community today, as one of its most recognizable supporting players has passed away. House of Cards, Fantastic Four and The Wire vet Reg E. Cathey has died at the age of 59,...

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‘Night Falls on Manhattan’ Is a Forgotten ’90s Gem

This 25-year-old thriller is like a classic HBO series in two hours. Continue reading…

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‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Dies at 54

Williams also starred in ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘Lovecraft Country.’ Continue reading…

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Robert Chew, AKA Prop Joe, Dead at 52

The massive achievement that is HBO's 'The Wire' is such that even supporting players left a lasting impression on pop culture. Robert Chew, who played Prop Joe, had one of the juiciest roles (in a...

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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Season 4 Casts ‘The Wire’s Domenick Lombardozzi As…

It's been a good long while since we've heard anything from 'Boardwalk Empire, especially after season 3 finale "Margate Sands" put such an effective cap in the stories of lead characters Nucky...

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‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4: “Roy Stark” Cast With Lawrence Gilliard Jr.?

A few weeks ago, we heard that 'The Walking Dead' season 4 had begun casting for a new series regular, that of former Army medic "Roy Stark." The seemingly-original character description launched a...

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Cinemax Thriller ‘Quarry’ Adds ‘The Wire’ Star Jamie Hector

While Cinemax will bring two series to Comic-Con 2013 with 'Banshee' and 'Strike Back,' it's upcoming pilot drama 'Quarry' that continues to turn our heads. Most recently adding 'The Avengers' star...

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HBO and Amazon Prime Strike Major Streaming Deal

HBO has long been a thorn in the side of streaming media enthusiasts, only licensing its content to be accessed through HBO GO, unlike the Netflix and Amazon Prime models that have become so...

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‘The Walking Dead’ Season 5 Adds ‘The Wire’ Alum Seth Gilliam in New Mystery...

We weren't altogether surprise to find 'The Walking Dead' adding three of its newest and most memorable characters to series regular rank with season 5, though it seems the AMC horror-drama has a more...

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HBO's 'The Wire' Gets HD Remastering in 16x9

Long renowned as one of HBO's crowning achievements in drama, David Simon's Baltimore crime saga 'The Wire' is getting a major facelift for 2015. Not only will the network premiere a high-def digital...

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See the Locations From 'The Wire' Then and Now

Regardless of your feelings about HBO’s remastered version of ‘The Wire,’ it’s wonderful to see the greatest show in the history of television (to me and other awesome people, anyway) being discussed...

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Netflix 'Daredevil' Showrunners Preview Kingpin's Rise

For as many new stills and hearsay as Marvel’s Netflix ‘Daredevil’ darts around, we still haven’t seen very much of the series itself, nor gotten a strong sense of its characters. Now, showrunner...

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100 Interesting TV Facts You May Not Know

Well hello there, TV super-fan! Did you know that Breaking Bad breakout Jesse Pinkman was almost killed off in Season 1? How about that Joss Whedon hated the original Buffy theme song, or Curb Your...

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HBO Wants 'The Wire' Creator's Porn Series, 'Jinx' Season 2

Emboldened by many recent successes, HBO has a reputation for buying and developing a great deal more programs than other networks, two of which may now include follow-ups to some of HBO’s most iconic...

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Melvin Williams, Star, Inspiration of 'The Wire,' Dies at 73

Sad news for appreciators of Melvin Williams and The Wire alike, as the actor, inspiration, and former real-life Baltimore drug kingpin behind one of HBO’s most enduring dramas has passed away. The...

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10 Facts You Might Not Know About 'The Wire'

HBO’s The Wire famously shifted focus to different corners of Baltimore between seasons, but did you know creator David Simon based the series on his real-life time as a police reporter? Or that many...

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Franco-Gyllenhaal Porn Drama 'The Deuce' Gets HBO Order

HBO had plenty to announce by the recent TCA press tour (as well to keep quiet), and now some more good news has flown in under the wire. The network has handed a series order to a ‘70s New York porn...

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'The Wire' Reunites the Sobotkas in Toyota Prius Commercial

You can’t take five steps on TV these days without running afoul of some cast reunion, but The Wire fans were surprised to have one sprung on them during the Super Bowl last night. The Sobotka boys...

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