Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels

Series·2011–2016·5 Seasons

Hell on Wheels

All roads lead to hell.

Created By

Tony Gayton

Country

US

Language

English

Episodes

57

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

John Wirth

Themes

gunslingerbrothelfrontiertrainbrutalityperiod dramahistoricalrailroadwild westcivil war veteranhistorical drama19th century

Production House

Endemol USA
Entertainment One
Nomadic Pictures
Wirthwhile TV

Audience Score

76%

459 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

// cast

Cast

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

// crew

Crew

John Wirth

Executive Producer

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