New paths in the narrative strategies of the TV drama series The Wire

Abstract

The success of a television series as The Wire (HBO, 2002-2008) is due, essentially to its narrative network complex. The narrative quality of the series will be achieved through strategies determined by their scriptwriters: distinct theme, verisimilitude of facts, conscious influence of the classic genres, thorough work in documentation and clear predominance of the characters on the progress of the plots. To attend to the strategies used in The Wire from a narrative perspective allows us to understand the new ways that open in the future for writing in a dramatic television series.