While no television show may ever compare to The Wire, fans of that series should set their DVR this fall for Treme.

Created by David Simon, the genius behind The Wire, the drama will focus on the lives of New Orleans residents that are attempting to rebuild their lives in the ravaged city a few years after Hurricane Katrina.

Treme is named for the neighborhood in which the show is set, an area adjacent to the French Quarter that was an early home for free black residents and carries a long history.

New Orleans native and The Wire alum Wendell Pierce (pictured) will star as a jazz musician in the series.

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