Hell on Wheels (2011)
2011 · 5 seasons · Action & Adventure, Drama, 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.
Created by Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton. Starring Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Christopher Heyerdahl and Phil Burke.
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