How to watch The Wire online: stream every season of the HBO classic from anywhere

As you'd expect of an HBO show, every season of The Wire is available to stream on the network's HBO Max service in the US.

It has an affordable monthly price tag of $14.99, and your money gets you access to a huge amount of quality content to stream live and on-demand. HBO Max's back catalogue totals over 10,000 hours and, as well being the place to stream The Wire, it's where to watch The Sopranos online, Game of Thrones, Friends and many more classics - plus newer hits such as Euphoria, I May Destroy You, and The Flight Attendant. 

Also recently, it's been enjoying the exclusive early streaming rights to some of the biggest movies around, including Earwig and the Witch, Wonder Woman 1984, and The Little Things - all of which have been on HBO Max for a full 30-days before being made available anywhere else.

All in all, it's one of the best streaming services the US has to offer - but if it falls short of your expectations for whatever reason or you only want it to watch The Wire, you can of course cancel HBO Max at any time unlike getting the channel through cable.

UK pay TV giant Sky has had a close relationship with HBO for some time now, so it's no surprise to find that it's the exclusive UK streaming home of The Wire.

Subscribing to Sky is actually more affordable than you might think and there are some great Sky TV deals and packages around at the moment, with complete series like The Wire now coming with its entry-level Sky Signature bundle - there's over 500 box sets in total, plus you get Sky Atlantic for when the next big HBO show drama lands in the UK.

Sky customers will find every episode of The Wire available to watch on-demand on their TV or stream through the Sky Go app, which comes at no extra charge in its standard form.

If a contract really isn't for you, you can also check out its Now TV streaming service, where you'll want the Entertainment Pass to watch The Wire online.

Watching all of The Wire is easy in Canada, thanks to Crave - the streaming home of not only HBO content in the Great White North but also that of other premium US networks like Showtime and Starz.

You can easily get Crave without cable. It offers a streaming service that costs CAD$19.98 combined (plus tax) for the Crave basic plan and HBO + Movies add-on you need to get all the latest shows from the US via HBO. 

Better still, you get a FREE 7-day Crave trial to start out - and the services also provides access to an extensive on-demand catalogue, as well as offering apps so you can watch on most modern devices: smartphones, tablets, PCs, laptops, consoles, set-top boxes, streaming sticks, smart TVs and more are all covered.

Australian fans of quality entertainment will find themselves spoilt for choice on Binge, a streaming service from the country's leading pay TV provider, Foxtel.

It's got The Wire in its entirely, of course, and is one of the best value ways to watch the show in the world. 

Binge is available from just $10 a month and also offers a FREE 14-day trial, so you can check out the service for yourself.

In addition to The Wire, Binge is also the place to watch the Baltimore show's great rival, The Sopranos, as well as newer global hits like Euphoria, The Undoing and Succession.