The Wire: The Complete Series

(HBO)

Starring: Dominic West, Lance Reddick

Now is a great time to discover this critically acclaimed drama — all five seasons of the series are included in this box set, with 60 episodes on 23 discs, plus extras like prequels. Baltimore provides the backdrop for the show, with each season focusing on a different aspect of the city: the drug trade, the port, the city bureaucracy, the school system and the print media.