David Simon's new HBO mini-series "We Own This City" could not exist without "The Wire," which introduced the world to how the streets of Baltimore run nearly 20 years ago. Actor Jon Bernthal, who plays a corrupt police officer in Simon's new series, shares with Salon why "The Wire" was so influential, from the people involved in making it, to how it affected police officers in the city who watched it, to how he personally prepared to play Sgt. Wayne Jenkins. Watch the full "Salon Talks" episode with Bernthal and D. Watkins: https://www.salon.com/tv/video/4191gr