Series2011–2016TV-14

Hell on Wheels

Name: Hell on Wheels
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Western
Released: 2011-11-06

7.6/10 TMDB5 seasons57 episodesDrama, Action & Adventure, Western

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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S1 · 7.8

S2 · 8.4

S3 · 8.4

S4 · 8.4

S5 · 8.2

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18 Jul41 mins★ 8.5 TMDB

Chinatown

Cullen is in California with the Central Pacific Railroad, and must deal with the new workers.

25 Jul41 mins★ 7.3 TMDB

Mei Mei

Cullen and Fong find themselves in peril as they transport a locomotive over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Swede gains Phineas' trust.

1 Aug41 mins★ 8.3 TMDB

White Justice

Cullen contends with violence in Chinatown set off by disgruntled railroad workers. Meanwhile, the Swede manipulates Phineas in his plot against the Mormons.

8 Aug41 mins★ 8.1 TMDB

Struck

Cullen solves a Chinese labor strike in the wake of violence. Meanwhile, Durant pulls Mickey deeper into Union Pacific business.

15 Aug41 mins★ 8.3 TMDB

Elixir of Life

Unexpected violence erupts in Chinatown during the festival of Tin Hau Don; Cullen confronts the Swede; and Durant involves Maggie in his latest scheme.