Idris Elba never watched 'The Wire' and still refuses to: 'I feel a little bit outside the club'

Idris Elba Was at First ‘Against’ How His ‘The Wire’ Character Died, but Realized It Made a ‘Political Point’

Idris Elba was having a 40-degree day when first reading his character Stringer Bell’s death scene on “The Wire.” The acclaimed HBO series spanned five seasons between 2002 and 2008; Elba’s drug kingpin Stringer was killed in the Season 3 finale in 2004 by Omar (the late Michael K. Williams) and Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts). “I had reservations about how Stringer was dying,” Elba recently said during Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast (in the …

Idris Elba never watched 'The Wire' and still refuses to: 'I feel a little bit outside the club'

'The Wire' alum Idris Elba says he's never watched the show — and still refuses to try: 'It's weird for me to go back and watch it.'