DirecTV to broadcast all five seasons of "The Wire" uncut, commercial-free

[WyldeMan45]

As if the 101 Network on DirecTV wasn't already incredible! We get to see Friday Night Lights 6 months before everybody else. They also show Deadwood, Oz and Brotherhood uncut and commercial free in hi-def and now this?!?!?!!? I hope this is able to turn on lots of new fans who never saw this on HBO. AWESOME!!!

"The Wire" is coming to DirecTV.

HBO's critically acclaimed series about drug-strewn streets of Baltimore, and how crime and the budget critics affects city government, schools and the media, will make its debut on July 18. All five seasons are set to air uncut and in high defintion.

Series comes from former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, who is currently showrunner on HBO's New Orleans saga "Treme," which launched Sunday night.

"The Wire" debuted in 2002 and stars Dominic West, Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters and a deep roster of other thesps. Simon, Robert F. Colesberry and Nina Kostroff Noble exec produce.

Variety