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  • Everyman: Actor Reg E. Cathey

  • Currently in the reoccurring role of Freddy, the owner of Freddy's BBQ, in Netflix' original series House of Cards, Reg E. Cathey is an actor's actor. His palette comman...
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  • Why 'The Wire' Still Matters

  • "The Wire" star Gbenga Akinnagbe, the Nigerian actor who played ruthless Marlo Stanfield enforcer Chris Partlow on the HBO series, talked to HuffPost Live Friday about t...
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The heart of America beats hard, fast and true in LUV, the debut feature by Sheldon Candis. Part spiritual autobiography, part crumpled Valentine to Baltimore, all comin...
David Simon has written and produced two series for HBO after
The third season of

  • 'Treme' Will Get Final Season

  • The third season of "Treme" won't be its last. According to series creator David Simon, HBO will renew the series for a shortened fourth and final season. Season 3 begin...
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  • How 'The Wire' Changed Claire Danes

  • "The Wire" had a significant impact on "Homeland" leading lady Claire Danes. In an interview with New York Times' T Magazine, Danes revealed that the HBO drama from Davi...
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  • 'The Wire' As A Video Game

  • "The Wire" continues to inspire viral internet greatness. The Baltimore crime drama that's given rise to brackets and been done in Legos has now been reimagined as an 8-...
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President Obama has boldly claimed that

  • 'The Wire' Stumps For Obama

  • President Obama has boldly claimed that "The Wire" is "one of the best shows of all time," so it's perhaps unsurprising that the show's cast is returning the favor. A n...
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It's good to be David Morrissey -- not only did the British thesp recently land the iconic role of The Governor in Season 3 of
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This series looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and users. Other facets of the city that are explored in the series are the government and bureaucracy, schools and the news media. The show was created by former police reporter David Simon, who also wrote many of the episodes.