If The Wire Season 6 Had Happened, This Is What It Would've Been About

The Wire ended with a perfect series finale after its fifth season, but creator David Simon had ideas for more storylines and social commentary if HBO had given the greenlight to season 6. To this day, The Wire is still regarded as one of the greatest TV shows ever produced — maybe the all-time greatest, period — and The Wire’s influence can still be felt within the crime genre. The series reached a satisfying conclusion in its season 5 finale, with a subversive lack of closure as all the institutional problems remain, but it’s interesting to ponder what could have been.