Hell on Wheels

2011 · 5 seasons · 57 episodes · Série

Directed by David Von Ancken, Adam Davidson, Neil LaBute, David Straiton, Billy Gierhart, Rod Lurie, Clark Johnson, Deran Sarafian, Dennie Gordon, John Shiban, Marvin V. Rush, Roxann Dawson, Alex Zakrzewski, Michelle MacLaren, Seith Mann, Michael Slovis, Jeremy Webb, Michael Nankin, Phil Abraham, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Catherine Hardwicke, Joe Gayton, Terry McDonough, Karen Gaviola

Starring Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Christopher Heyerdahl, Phil Burke, Common, Ben Esler, Tim Guinee, Angela Zhou, Byron Mann

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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.

Original language

English

Country

Canada, United States

Created by

Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton

Screenplay

Mark Richard, Jami O'Brien, Tom Brady, Tony Gayton

Music

Laurelyn Dossett

Cast

Christopher Heyerdahl, Phil Burke, Tim Guinee, Angela Zhou, Byron Mann, Common, Ben Esler

Updated October 24, 2026

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