The Target

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"The Target" is the pilot episode of the acclaimed HBO crime drama series "The Wire," introducing viewers to the show's intricate portrayal of Baltimore's drug trade and law enforcement.

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instanceOf pilot episode ⓘ
television episode ⓘ
basedInFranchise The Wire franchise ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator David Simon ⓘ
developer David Simon ⓘ
director Clark Johnson ⓘ
firstAiredOnPlatform cable television ⓘ
focusesOn Baltimore drug trade ⓘ
law enforcement in Baltimore ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ
hasFormat one-hour drama episode ⓘ
introducesMainCharacter Avon Barksdale ⓘ
Bodie Broadus ⓘ
Bunk Moreland ⓘ
D’Angelo Barksdale ⓘ
linked to: D'Angelo Barksdale

Jimmy McNulty ⓘ
Kima Greggs ⓘ
Lester Freamon ⓘ
Poot Carr ⓘ
Stringer Bell ⓘ
Wee-Bey Brice ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
narrativeFunction establishes wiretap premise ⓘ
introduces Barksdale investigation ⓘ
originalChannel HBO ⓘ
originalNetwork HBO ⓘ
partOf The Wire ⓘ
portrays Baltimore Police Department ⓘ
Barksdale drug organization ⓘ
producer David Simon ⓘ
Nina Kostroff Noble ⓘ
productionCompany HBO ⓘ
series The Wire ⓘ
setIn Baltimore ⓘ
settingPeriod early 2000s Baltimore ⓘ
theme drug trafficking ⓘ
institutional dysfunction ⓘ
police bureaucracy ⓘ
urban crime ⓘ
writer David Simon ⓘ

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Stringer Bell → firstAppearance → The Target ⓘ
Kima Greggs → firstAppearance → The Target ⓘ
Wallace → firstAppearance → The Target ⓘ
subject linked to: Wallace (The Wire)
Ervin Burrell → appearsInEpisode → The Target ⓘ