BROOKLYN -- Michael K. Williams died of an accidental drug overdose, an autopsy concluded, with "The Wire' actor suffering acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, ...

BROOKLYN -- An actor best known for his work on "The Wire" was found dead in his penthouse apartment in Brooklyn on Monday. Police say the 54-year-old Michael K. Williams, who played the character ...

Jim True-Frost as Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski, Lance Reddick as Cedric Daniels, Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty, Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon (seated, center), Deirdre Lovejoy as Rhonda Pearlman, and ...

The Wire is one of the prime examples of why ratings and even Emmys success aren't the best indicators of quality. Airing on HBO for five seasons from 2002 to 2008, David Simon's naturalistic crime ...