-30- (The Wire)
| "-30-" | |
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| The Wire episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Clark Johnson |
| Story by |
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| Teleplay by | David Simon |
| Featured music | "Way Down in the Hole" by The Blind Boys of Alabama |
| Original air date | March 9, 2008 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
"-30-" is the series finale of the American television drama series The Wire. It is the tenth episode of the fifth season, and the 60th episode overall. Written by series creator/executive producer David Simon (teleplay/story) and co-executive producer Ed Burns (story), and directed by Clark Johnson (who also directed the pilot episode and stars on the show), the episode originally aired on HBO on March 9, 2008. This episode is the longest-running episode of the series, with a runtime of 93 minutes. The episode's writers were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.