The Wire has been picked up for a 5th season. Let the handful of people in Britain who have seen it rejoice.
David Simon says he would have written the last season as a novel if it didn’t get picked up. He also says here that it can’t be a big hit, because the cast is too black.
If you’ve not seen it you won’t know what the hell I’m talking about, but I’m thrilled that Roland ''Prez'' Pryzbylewski is now a schoolteacher in this series. Although he seemed incidental back at the beginning he was a character who grew through the show’s history, so it’s nice to see him obviously playing a bigger part in this season.
The writers on this season include Richard Price and Dennis Lehane in addition to George Pelecanos, who's been there since the start. Agnieszka Holland and the director of ‘The Machinist’ Brad Anderson, are among this season’s directors.
It’s ‘cable that can’t be touched’ according to the Washington Post.
Stephen King says “The Wire keeps getting better …It's the sort of dramatic cycle people will still be writing and thinking about 25 years from now, and given the current state of the world and the nation, that's a good thing.”
As far as I’m aware the third season still isn’t available on DVD in the UK. You can buy it on Region 1.
EDIT:I've been reliably informed that season 3 is out on Region 2. Thanks Nicola.
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