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Hell on Wheels

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Generally favorable reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews

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Hell On Wheels: Season 1

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Hell on Wheels

Series Details & Credits

AMC | Release Date: November 6, 2011

Summary: Seeking the killer of his wife, ex-Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) goes west and soon finds himself at Hell on Wheels, the temporary town that followed the construction of the transcontinental railroad as it moved westward.

Creator: Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S5:E14. Done
Air Date: July 23, 2016
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S5:E13. Railroad Men
Air Date: July 16, 2016
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Metascore

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91

Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Sep 21, 2011

Season 1 Review: Though imbued with epic sweep, Hell on Wheels is a western at heart, even if that heart is cold. Read full review

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New York Daily News

David Hinckley

Aug 1, 2014

Season 4 Review: Hell on Wheels plays with big ideas about redemption, sin and forgiveness, so Cullen’s detour and the religious component of other subplots fit the show’s tone and direction. But at some point it would still be good for Cullen to get back into the track-and-crossties game. Read full review

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People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Jul 26, 2013

Season 3 Review: The history behind the story is tremendous--you feel its pulse. [5 Aug 2013, p.48]

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Aug 8, 2012

Season 2 Review: Where is this headed? Who knows? But it's heading there slowly. Nevertheless, the cast--Common, Meaney, Heyerdahl and Mount--is good, while the Old West still feels especially beautiful and perilous. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Robert Lloyd

Nov 4, 2011

Season 1 Review: Still, for all the unlikely things the Gaytons make happen in order to get their characters into place, and the dogged refusal of a couple of those characters to become interesting at all, the show gathers steam as it goes on. Read full review

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People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Aug 17, 2012

Season 2 Review: Mount needs to run this thing, and he can't if he's the caboose. [27 Aug 2012, p.44]

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The Huffington Post

Maureen Ryan

Nov 4, 2011

Season 1 Review: It's good at being tedious. Read full review

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Aug 30, 2022

Possibly;next to the HBO TV series Game of Thrones;perfection attained in respect to presentation of [a] production that constantly & consistently provides superlatively superior presentation specifically in respect to [the] presented realization[s] of character & series story[s] pertinentPossibly;next to the HBO TV series Game of Thrones;perfection attained in respect to presentation of [a] production that constantly & consistently provides superlatively superior presentation specifically in respect to [the] presented realization[s] of character & series story[s] pertinent component[s] that are entirely ‘internally[internal to the series fictional context]’ propelled;progressed;& resolved;as in contrast;conceptually;to historical example[s] of series that contained story[s] resolution[s] necessitated via:external factor[s];per se;which can effectively compromise[s] the critical integrity;& continuity;of [a] series;per se. In [a] common tier of TV series of [superior] critical & production value;including;as mentioned;Game of Thrones;Star Trek Discovery;& The Wheel of Time;per se.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: July 18, 2014
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  S5:E14. Done
  Air Date: July 23, 2016
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  S5:E13. Railroad Men
  Air Date: July 16, 2016
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  S5:E12. Any Sum Within Reason
  Air Date: July 9, 2016
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  S5:E11. Gambit
  Air Date: July 2, 2016
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  S5:E10. 61 Degrees
  Air Date: June 25, 2016
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  S5:E9. Return to the Garden
  Air Date: June 18, 2016
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  S5:E8. Two Soldiers
  Air Date: June 11, 2016
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  S5:E7. False Prophets
  Air Date: August 29, 2015
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  S5:E6. Hungry Ghosts
  Air Date: August 22, 2015
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  S5:E5. Elixir of Life
  Air Date: August 15, 2015
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  S5:E4. Struck
  Air Date: August 8, 2015
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  S5:E3. White Justice
  Air Date: August 1, 2015
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  S5:E2. Mei Mei
  Air Date: July 25, 2015
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  S5:E1. Chinatown
  Air Date: July 18, 2015
Season 4

tbd
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: August 2, 2014
Season 3

74
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: August 10, 2013
Season 2

60
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 12, 2012
Season 1

63
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 6, 2011