That said, the actor agrees that it was ultimately an "important move" for the show's writers to make. After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell.

Spoilers for The Wire follow. If you were upset when Idris Elba’s Stringer Bell was shot and killed in the third season of HBO’s widely acclaimed Baltimore drug drama The Wire (2002-2008), Elba is on ...

Idris Elba is certainly proud of his time on The Wire, but that doesn't mean he wants to relive it. The actor who spent three seasons as business savvy criminal Russell "Stringer" Bell recently broke ...

Widely seen as the greatest crime procedural series of all time, The Wire also served up the genre's best TV episode, midway ...

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Last night, cop drama Luther premiered on BBC America. The show, about the excellent, hard-nosed, ethically confused British police officer John Luther, stars Idris Elba, best known as The Wire’s ...

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word of his departure from the show, the actor admits he was less than thrilled.