In the same interview, Simon indicated that no other theme seemed substantial enough to warrant a sixth season, except possibly the large influx of Latinos into Baltimore. The theme, according to Simon, would deal with 'what stories get told and what don't and why it is that things stay the same.' Issues such as the quest for profit, the decrease in the number of reporters, and the end of aspiration for news quality would all be addressed, alongside the theme of homelessness. A major focus would be journalism, which would be dramatized through a newspaper modeled after The Baltimore Sun. In an interview with Slate on December 1, 2006, David Simon said that Season 5 would be about the media and media consumption. Filming wrapped early in the morning of Septemand the first episode aired on January 6, 2008. Production for Season 5 officially began on April 30, 2007. HBO announced on September 12, 2006, that a fifth and final season consisting of 13 episodes-but later reduced to ten-had been commissioned. The season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set under the title of The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season on Augby HBO Video. The fifth season aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm ET in the United States. The series continued to examine the Baltimore police department, the Stanfield organization and city hall while introducing a fictionalized version of the Baltimore Sun newsroom. The fifth and final season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on January 6, 2008, and concluded on Mait contained 10 episodes.
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