Hell on Wheels
2011 · TV Series · TV-14 · 43 min
★ 7.7(475)unSUB Rating
Set after the Civil War, the series follows a Confederate soldier seeking revenge for his wife’s death. His hunt leads him west to a dangerous, lawless town tied to the building of the first transcontinental railroad, where service, survival, and escalating conflict drive the journey.
Also known as La bataille du rail · L'Enfer de l'Ouest
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~41 hours to watch · 57 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2011–2016
- Release date
- 2011-11-06
- Network
- AMC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.6/10 (475 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like gritty Western dramas with heavy revenge stakes and a railroad-built frontier town; Not for you if you want a light, purely upbeat series, or if you prefer Deadwood-style character chemistry over this slower, sometimes draggy tone.
Pros: gritty post-war scope; compelling characters; addictive pace | Cons: intense violence; ending divisive; parts may drag
Themes
- gunslinger
- brothel
- frontier
- train
- brutality
- period drama
- historical
- railroad
- wild west
- civil war veteran
- historical drama
- 19th century
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Anson Mount
as Cullen Bohannan
Colm Meaney
as Thomas 'Doc' Durant
Robin McLeavy
as Eva
Common
as Elam Ferguson
Dominique McElligott
as Lily Bell
Christopher Heyerdahl
as The Swede
Jennifer Ferrin
as Louise Ellison
Phil Burke
as Mickey McGinnes
Tom Noonan
as Reverend Cole
Ben Esler
as Sean McGinnes
Directed by Roxann Dawson, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Michelle MacLaren +20 more
Created by Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton
Episodes5 seasons · 57 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1Pilot45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E2Immoral Mathematics42mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E3A New Birth of Freedom43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E4Jamais je ne t'oublierai43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E5Bread and Circuses43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E6Pride, Pomp and Circumstance42mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+Apple TV+
- S1E7Revelations43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S1E8Derailed43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S1E9Timshel43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S1E10God of Chaos42mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Viva La Mexico43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E2Durant, Nebraska43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E3Slaughterhouse43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E4Scabs43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E5The Railroad Job43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E6Purged Away with Blood43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E7The White Spirit43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E8The Lord's Day43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E9Blood Moon43mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S2E10Blood Moon Rising45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
Season 310 episodes
- S3E1Big Bad Wolf42mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E2Eminent Domain40mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E3Range War41mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E4The GameAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E5SearchersAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E6One Less MuleAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E7CholeraAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E8It Happened in BostonAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E9Fathers and SinsAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S3E10Get Behind the MuleAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1The Elusive EdenAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E2Escape from the GardenAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E3Chicken HillAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E4ReckoningAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E5Life's a MysteryAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E6Bear ManAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E7Elam FergusonAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E8Under Color of LawAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E9Two TrainsAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E10Return to HellAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E11Bleeding KansasAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E12Thirteen StepsAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S4E13Further WestAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
Season 514 episodes
- S5E1ChinatownAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E2Mei MeiAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E3White JusticeAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E4StruckAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E5Elixir of LifeAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E6Hungry GhostsAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E7False ProphetsAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E8Two SoldiersAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E9Return to the GardenAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E1061 DegreesAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E11GambitAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E12Any Sum Within ReasonAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E13Railroad MenAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+
- S5E14DoneAmazon Prime VideoParamount+The Roku ChannelAMC+