TV series

Hell on Wheels

2011–2016 · 5 seasons

A gritty, brooding Western that immerses you in the mud, blood, and ambition of railroad expansion, with a slow-burning intensity.

Tagline: All roads lead to hell.
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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, ambition, corruption, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
ambition
corruption
survival
identity
Places: wilderness
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild