Wire creator responds to backlash, saying decision is part of effort to ‘maintain the civil liberties’ of production employees
David Simon, creator of The Wire, announced that he will not be filming an upcoming
HBO series in
Texas because of the state’s
abortion ban that passed earlier this month.
While the specific HBO project has not been announced, Simon said that the restrictive abortion law passed in Texas, which bans the procedure after about six weeks and allows citizens to sue doctors and others who help people access procedures, motivated his decision to film in other locations.