TV Show That's Also a Street Name: "The Wire"

The answer is The Wire (HBO, 2002-2008).

Why It Fits

• Show: Critically acclaimed Baltimore crime drama examining drug trade, police, politics, schools, media.
• Street name: "The Wire" = slang for heroin (also "wire," "boy," "dope"). Central to show's theme.
• Double meaning: Also refers to wiretaps (police surveillance) — the investigative tool driving the plot.

Other TV Shows That Are Street Names / Slang

• Snowfall: "Snow" = cocaine. Show about 1980s LA crack epidemic.
• Power: Street slang for influence/control. Also drug potency.
• Dope: Slang for drugs/excellent. Netflix film (2015), not series.
• High Maintenance: "High" = intoxicated. HBO series about weed courier.
• Boardwalk Empire: "Boardwalk" = Atlantic City location + corruption metaphor.
• Narcos: Short for narcotics. Netflix series.
• Breaking Bad: "Bad" = high-quality meth. "Blue" = product name.

"The Wire" is the only major series where the title is a direct, primary street name for a drug.