Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

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Hell on Wheels

"All roads lead to hell."

2011- 2016

5 Seasons

57 Episodes

7.6(474 votes)

Ended

Action & Adventure

Drama

Western

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Entertainment One

Nomadic Pictures

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Anson Mount

Anson Mount

Cullen Bohannan

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Thomas 'Doc' Durant

Robin McLeavy

Robin McLeavy

Eva

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

The Swede

Phil Burke

Phil Burke

Mickey McGinnes

Tim Guinee

Tim Guinee

Collis Huntington

Angela Zhou

Angela Zhou

Mei

Byron Mann

Byron Mann

Chang

Creative team

Created by: Tony Gayton
Joe Gayton
Showrunner: John Wirth

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