During the five seasons of HBO’s The Wire (available to stream on HBO Now), Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) acquired quite a reputation for accomplishing what he’d set his mind to. While he ...

The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...

David Simon wrote a wild card player into the game he crafted, making Omar different from other characters on The Wire. This made Omar's arc more appealing as audiences rooted for him to overcome ...

That’s exactly how I felt watching “The Wire” again. Every single time I watch this series, I get to that point and get upset. In the confines of the show, sure, it worked.

Little, played by the late Michael K. Williams, was one of the most popular characters in “The Wire.” The series ran on HBO from 2002-08 and is heralded by many as one of TV’s greatest shows.

Portraying openly gay stickup man Omar on HBO’s widely acclaimed “The Wire,” Michael K. Williams offered a fresh portrait of masculinity that was considered revolutionary at the time. But ...

David Simon also critiqued the country's military action in Ukraine, quipping that Russian forces wouldn't "do much better invading West Baltimore." ...

And why another death—Omar’s—had to be so random. Television The Death of Wallace The Wire writer George Pelecanos on demythologizing deaths on the street.

Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen the latest episode of The Wire, stop reading. There are spoilers ahead. BALTIMORE — Omar never saw it coming. Neither did the actor who plays him, Michael K ...

OPINION: The death of Baltimore’s scariest anti-hero in the fifth and final season was so anticlimactic that I’m still irked by it 16 years later.