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30+ TV Shows That Killed Off A Fan Favorite Character (And What Happened Afterwards)

Here are 30+ fan favorite TV characters who have been killed off and what happened to their respective shows afterward.

Cinemablend

Michael K Williams: Man jailed for drug offences after overdose death of The Wire star

Star who played Omar Little in hit TV series died of a drug overdose in 2021

Evening Standard

Michael K Williams: Man sentenced to prison in connection with death of The Wire star

‘The Wire’ co-creator David Simon had urged leniency in a letter to the judge

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Dealer pleads guilty in death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams

Washington (AFP) - A drug dealer pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl-laced heroin to "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams, leading to his death, a US district attorney said on Wednesday.

AFP

Best cop and criminal duos in TV history from Sherlock and Moriarty to DCI Ted Hastings and 'H'

Mirror have put together a rundown of the best cop and criminal – or police and perp – duos in television history...

Daily Mirror

Michael K Williams was ‘scared to play a gay character’ when cast as Omar in The Wire

‘I made Omar my own. He wasn’t written as a type, and I wouldn’t play him as one,’ actor said

The Independent UK

After Ryan Mountcastle’s home run early, Félix Bautista slams door late in Orioles’ 5-3 win over White Sox

BALTIMORE — As Omar Little’s whistle from “The Wire” played and a flashing light sequence followed at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stood on the mound with catcher Adley Rutschman and Baltimore’s infielders, waiting for closer Félix Bautista to reach the mound in a precarious eighth-inning situation.

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With Michael K. Williams’ Omar whistle played before Orioles’ Félix Bautista’s latest appearance, a warning was sent: Félix comin’

BALTIMORE — In the immediate aftermath of relief pitcher Félix Bautista’s promotion to become the Orioles’ closer, he acknowledged he might need to spice up his introduction. Before Baltimore traded Jorge López to the Minnesota Twins, López entered games at Camden Yards to flames on the scoreboard, the kind of…

Tribune News Service

It’s been 20 years since ‘The Wire’ made lots of actors household names. Where are some of them now?

BALTIMORE — During the five seasons that “The Wire” was broadcast on HBO, co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns filled it with more complicated and nuanced characters than a Russian novel.

Tribune News Service

The Wire at 20: Every episode ranked, from serial killer shark jumps to Omar’s tragic end

Rarely has TV been bolder or more brutal than David Simon’s landmark drama series, which made stars of Idris Elba, Michael B Jordan and the late, great Michael K Williams. As the show celebrates 20 years since its debut, Greg Evans ranks all 60 of its episodes

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