r/TheWire • u/Desperate-Cream-6723 • 4d ago

Thoughts on We Own This City

Going through a little The Wire withdrawal after watching the entire series. I've heard We Own This City is the same vibe and somewhat of a sequel of sorts to the Wire... just curious what you all think of this series and if it holds a candle to the Wire?

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u/Independent-Drop3299 2d ago

I liked it a lot but after a rewatch I realise how little drama there actually is and it heavily relies on exposition. Obviously this is done very well through interviews, conversation but it is 80% someone telling you exactly what is happening. I think the nadir of this is when they literally cut to a nice house they're searching and the voiceover is "he had a very nice house". The scale and world also seems very limited. I think post COVID budgets were tight and they barely had the money for the short season as it was. However I just don't think WOTC is even worth considering in the same breath as Treme the Device and especially not the wire.