Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
Created By: Joe Gayton | Tony Gayton |Image | Seasons |
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Specials 2013 | 7 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on July 15, 2013 |
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Season 1 2011 | 10 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on November 06, 2011 The first season of the AMC television series Hell on Wheels premiered on November 6, 2011 and concluded on January 15, 2012. The series was created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton and centers on the settlement that accompanied the construction of First Transcontinental Railroad, referred to as "Hell on Wheels" by the Union Pacific company men, surveyors, support workers, laborers, prostitutes, mercenaries, ... |
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Season 2 2012 | 10 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on August 12, 2012 The second season of the AMC television series Hell on Wheels, created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton, premiered on August 12, 2012. The second season follows Cullen Bohannon as he tries to find himself again while continuing to drive the westward expansion of Union Pacific Railroad, under Thomas "Doc" Durant. The season's tagline is: "Still fighting ... still searching ... still raising ... |
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Season 3 2013 | 10 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on August 10, 2013 Outlaw In Charge. Follow Cullen Bohannon as he contends with racism, greed and murder while leading the Union Pacific in the race to the West. |
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Season 4 2014 | 13 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on August 02, 2014 With Thomas "Doc" Durant back in control of the Union Pacific Railroad, civilization makes its way west to Cheyenne, Wyoming - the "Magic City of the Plains." Conflict between the government, ranchers, homesteaders, and the railroad arises as they compete for control of this newborn city that quickly became the most important railroad hub in the United States. |
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Season 5 2015 | 14 EpisodesHell on Wheels - premiered on July 18, 2015 Cullen Bohannon finds himself a stranger in a strange land: Truckee, California. Home to the headquarters of the Central Pacific railroad, this rough mountain railroad town teems with thousands of Chinese workers who are foreign in language, culture and traditions. While grappling with the challenges of corralling his new workforce, Cullen leads the Central Pacific’s herculean effort to tunnel ... |
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Anson Mount | Cullen Bohannan |
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Colm Meaney | Thomas 'Doc' Durant |
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Robin McLeavy | Eva |
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Christopher Heyerdahl | The Swede |
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Phil Burke | Mickey McGinnes |
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Tim Guinee | Collis Huntington |
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Byron Mann | Chang |
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Angela Zhou | Mei |
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