-- In a series circuit, the current ( I ) is the same at every point.
-- The power dissipated by any section of the circuit is I² x Resistance.
-- The wire has very low resistance, so I²R is very low dissipated power.
-- The filament in the bulb has most all of the resistance in the circuit,
so it dissipates virtually all the power of the circuit, and certainly much
more than the wires do.