A thrilling contemporary Western drama
Hell on Wheels
Synopsis
Hell on Wheels is a contemporary Western drama that centres on the post-U.S. Civil War construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Genre:
Drama
Sold to:
Central and Eastern Europe, France, Spain, Portugal, Norway and Turkey
About
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on a Confederate soldier (Anson Mount) who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who have 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.
The series examines the railroad's institutionalised greed and corruption, the immigrant experience, and the plight of the newly emancipated African-Americans during reconstruction. Over time, “Hell on Wheels” chronicles this potent turning point in America’s history, and how uncivilized the business of civilization can be. Starring Anson Mount, Common, Dominique McElligott and Colm Meaney.