Succession vs The Wire

Succession is glossier; The Wire is heavier, darker and more intricate.

Succession poster

Succession

Type and year
TV series · 2018
Length
3 seasons · 28 episodes · 65 min episodes
Rating
8.0
out of 10 on TMDB · 242 votes
The Wire poster

The Wire

Type and year
TV series · 2002
Length
5 seasons · 60 episodes · 60 min episodes
Rating
8.4
out of 10 on TMDB · 1,380 votes

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Characteristics, side by side

SuccessionThe Wire

  • Pace
    SlowFast
  • Originality
    Tried & testedFresh & original
  • Wholesomeness
    UnsavouryWholesome
  • Weightiness
    LightHeavy
  • Realism
    ImaginaryRealistic
  • Intricacy
    SimpleIntricate
  • Linearity
    SurrealLinear
  • Style and visuals
    GrittyGlossy
  • Scale
    EnclosedBig & varied
  • Emotional punch
    Emotionally undemandingEmotive & stirring

Taste attributes

Both

  • Drama
  • Complex relationship

Only Succession

  • Comedy
  • Light
  • Glossy

Only The Wire

  • Crime
  • Journalistic
  • Mafia/gangster
  • Detective
  • Thriller
  • Unsavoury
  • Heavy
  • Realistic
  • Intricate
  • Linear
  • Gritty
  • Enclosed
  • Deep rivalry
  • Fighting evil
  • Rescue/escape/jeopardy
  • Troubled leads

Genres

Both

  • Drama

Only Succession

  • Comedy

Only The Wire

  • Crime

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