Hell on Wheels

TV-14

2011 - 2016

5 Seasons

Drama

Western

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73%

70 Reviews

Avg. Tomatometer

90%

500+ Ratings

Avg. Audience Score

The Civil War is in the past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the horrific memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers, an act that sets Bohannon on a course of revenge. This contemporary Western tells the story of his journey, a story that rides on Union Pacific's construction of the first transcontinental railroad. Bohannon's westward travels take him to a lawless melting pot of a town called "Hell on Wheels," which moves with the construction of the railroad.

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Season 1

61%

2011

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Season 2

75%

2012

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Season 3

50%

2013

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Season 4

80%

2014

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Season 5

100%

2015

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Joe Gayton

Creator

Tony Gayton

Creator

Anson Mount

Cullen Bohannon

Colm Meaney

Thomas "Doc" Durant

Phil Burke

Mickey McGinnes

Christopher Heyerdahl

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Synopsis

The Civil War is in the past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the horrific memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers, an act that sets Bohannon on a course of revenge. This contemporary Western tells the story of his journey, a story that rides on Union Pacific's construction of the first transcontinental railroad. Bohannon's westward travels take him to a lawless melting pot of a town called "Hell on Wheels," which moves with the construction of the railroad.

Executive Producer: Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton, Jeremy Gold, John Shiban, David Von Ancken, John Wirth
Screenwriter: Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton
Network: AMC
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 6, 2011