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Hell on Wheels

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: November 6, 2011
  • Seasons: 5
  • Episodes: 57
  • Networks: AMC
  • Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
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Hell on Wheels(2011)
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All roads lead to hell.

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (448 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

10 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.6

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1PilotNov 6, 20116.7
2Immoral MathematicsNov 13, 20117.8
3A New Birth of FreedomNov 20, 20117.7
4Jamais je ne t'oublieraiNov 27, 20117.7
5Bread and CircusesDec 4, 20117.7
6Pride, Pomp and CircumstanceDec 11, 20117.7
7RevelationsDec 18, 20118.1
8DerailedJan 1, 20128.0
9TimshelJan 8, 20126.6
10God of ChaosJan 15, 20128.1
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

10 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.3Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Viva La MexicoAug 12, 20128.0
2Durant, NebraskaAug 19, 20128.2
3SlaughterhouseAug 26, 20128.3
4ScabsSep 2, 20127.8
5The Railroad JobSep 9, 20128.9
6Purged Away with BloodSep 16, 20128.3
7The White SpiritSep 23, 20128.3
8The Lord's DaySep 30, 20128.2
9Blood MoonOct 7, 20128.3
10Blood Moon RisingOct 7, 20129.0
Season 3 Poster

Season 3

10 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.3

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Big Bad WolfAug 10, 20138.0
2Eminent DomainAug 10, 20138.3
3Range WarAug 17, 20138.2
4The GameAug 24, 20138.3
5SearchersAug 31, 20137.7
6One Less MuleSep 7, 20138.9
7CholeraSep 14, 20138.2
8It Happened in BostonSep 21, 20138.2
9Fathers and SinsSep 28, 20138.7
10Get Behind the MuleOct 5, 20138.7
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Season 4

13 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.4

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Elusive EdenAug 2, 20148.3
2Escape from the GardenAug 9, 20148.7
3Chicken HillAug 16, 20148.4
4ReckoningAug 23, 20148.1
5Life's a MysteryAug 30, 20148.6
6Bear ManSep 6, 20147.4
7Elam FergusonSep 13, 20149.0
8Under Color of LawSep 20, 20148.1
9Two TrainsSep 27, 20148.6
10Return to HellOct 4, 20149.2
11Bleeding KansasNov 8, 20148.0
12Thirteen StepsNov 15, 20148.2
13Further WestNov 22, 20148.2
Season 5 Poster

Season 5

14 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.2

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1ChinatownJul 18, 20158.5
2Mei MeiJul 25, 20157.3
3White JusticeAug 1, 20158.3
4StruckAug 8, 20158.1
5Elixir of LifeAug 15, 20158.3
6Hungry GhostsAug 22, 20157.9
7False ProphetsAug 29, 20158.9
8Two SoldiersJun 11, 20168.8
9Return to the GardenJun 18, 20168.1
1061 DegreesJun 25, 20168.3
11GambitJul 2, 20168.1
12Any Sum Within ReasonJul 9, 20167.9
13Railroad MenJul 16, 20168.4
14DoneJul 23, 20168.2

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