The Peabody Award-winning drama series "The Wire" launches its 10-episode fifth and final season on Sunday, Jan. 6 at 9 p.m./8c on HBO.
In addition to resolving storylines that have continued throughout the previous seasons, the culminating narrative arc of "The Wire" will reflect on the medias role in addressing—or failing to address—the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series.
