Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters Treme: David Simon's new show will feature Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters, both of whom were on a show called The Wire, which you may have heard of. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
 

by Linda Holmes

It's been a little over a year since The Wire ended its five-season run on HBO — with nary an Emmy to its name, and with some critics calling it the best show in the history of television.

And now, much to the delight of everyone who doesn't find watching C.S.I. quite the same, The Wire's creator, David Simon, will bring a new series to HBO this fall.

Treme is a drama following musicians in a post-Katrina New Orleans, and Bunk fans will be happy to know that Wendell Pierce is heading up the show. Clarke Peters, whom you may know as Lester Freamon, will be on hand as well.

(If you don't know what "Treme" means, it's a New Orleans neighborhood.)

The rest of the cast is not a collection of slouches, either: Melissa Leo was Oscar-nominated for Frozen River; Steve Zahn is one of the most oddly energetic actors working; and Khandi Alexander was in Simon's Wire precursor The Corner, but was also hilarious on NewsRadio.

categories: Television

5:23 - May 6, 2009

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