Stringer Bell's death in The Wire's third season was apparently supposed to look very different. An angry Idris Elba had to ...

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word of his departure from the show, the actor admits he was less than thrilled.

The Wire, the gold standard for prestige television in the 2000s, is worthy of every superlative, but its dialogue writing stands out as being particularly great. The series is remembered for ...