Hell on Wheels

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Hell on Wheels is an American  Western television series created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton. Set in 1865, the series centers on the settlement that accompanied the construction of the frist transcontinental railroad, referred to as "Hell on Wheels" by the company men, surveyors, support workers, laborers, prostitutes, mercenaries and others who make the mobile encampment their home. It stars Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate solider who works as a foreman on the railroad as he tries to track down the Union soliders who murdered his wife and young son.

The series is broadcast in the United States and Canada on the cable channel AMC and premiered on November 6, 2011.It was developed by Endemol USA, under the stewardship of senior vice-president of scripted programming Jeremy Gold, and is produced by Entertainment One and Nomadic Pictures.

On December 23, 2011, AMC renewed Hell on Wheels for a second season.The second season premiered on August 12, 2012 and ended on October 7, 2012.

On October 29, 2012, AMC renewed Hell on Wheels for a third season, consisting of 10 episodes.The show's creators Joe and Tony Gayton no longer will be involved in the day to day production.On December 12, 2012 AMC announced that John Wirth, a writer for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, would take over as showrunner for the third season. Production is slated to begin in spring of 2013

 

Cast

 

                   

Anson          Dominique    Chris             Common      Kasha           April Amber  

Mount           Mcelligott     Heyerdahl                         Kropinski

 

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