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Hell on Wheels
2011–2016
· TV Show
· 42 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #213
- IMDb #159
- Metacritic #193
- RatingGraph #139
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #299
- Metacritic Critics #268
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #136
- Criticker #157
- Trakt #169
Every rating
60–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
Details
- Created by
- Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton
- Released
- 6 November 2011
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 42 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 57 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 25 wins, 41 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (59) →
Awards & nominations
See all 66 →1 major award won · 25 wins from 66 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2013 | Best Production Design - Television Series | John Blackie | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2012 | Best Production Design - Television Series | John Blackie | Nominee |
| Emmy Award 2012 | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2017 | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
| Rosie Awards 2017 | Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Nominee |
| Rosie Awards 2017 | Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Frank Laratta & Mike Markiw | Nominee |
| Rosie Awards 2017 | Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Nominee |
| Rosie Awards 2017 | Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Nominee |
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Directors Guild of Canada Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Production Design - Television Series | John Blackie | Winner |
| Best Production Design - Television Series | John Blackie | Nominee |
Emmy Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
Rosie Awards
34 nominations, 18 won
| Best Costume Designer | Carol Case | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Carol Case | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Carol Case | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Carol Case | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Winner |
| Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Winner |
| Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Winner |
| Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Winner |
| Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Winner |
| Best Make-Up & Hair Artist(s) | Sharon Toohey & Chris Glimsdale | Winner |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Sharon Toohey | Winner |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Gail Kennedy | Winner |
| Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Michael Playfair & Frank Laratta | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Alberta Actor | Duncan Ollerenshaw | Winner |
| Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Carol Case | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Series | Chad Oakes & Michael Frislev | Nominee |
| Best Editor (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Bridget Durnford | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up & Hair Artist(s) | Sharon Toohey & Laura de Moissac | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up & Hair Artist(s) | Sharon Toohey & Laura de Moissac | Nominee |
| Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Frank Laratta & Mike Markiw | Nominee |
| Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Mike Markiw | Nominee |
| Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Michael Playfair & Frank Laratta | Nominee |
| Best Overall Sound (Drama Over 30 Minutes) | Frank Laratta | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Alberta Actor | Jason Cermak | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Alberta Actor | Kevin Davey | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Alberta Actress | Sydney Bell | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer/Art Director | John Blackie & Bill Ives | Nominee |
Western Heritage Award
3 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Fictional Drama | Episode: "Hungry Ghosts" | Winner |
| Outstanding Fictional Drama | Episode: "Return to Hell" | Winner |
| Outstanding Fictional Drama | Episode: "One Less Mule" | Winner |
Leo Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Casting in a Dramatic Series | Jackie Lind | Winner |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Jonathan Scarfe | Winner |
| Best Casting in a Dramatic Series | Jackie Lind | Nominee |
| Best Casting in a Dramatic Series | Jackie Lind | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Sara Canning | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Ryan Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Chelah Horsdal | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Chelah Horsdal | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Byron Mann | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
ACTRA Montreal Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Male Performance | Christopher Heyerdahl | Winner |
Golden Maple Awards
3 nominations
| Best actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
| Best actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. | Byron Mann | Nominee |
| Newcomer of the year in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program | Antonio Chang, Jason Fotter, Eric Hayden, Josh Miyaji | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program | Steve Meyer, Matt Von Brock, Mitch Gates, Antonio Chang | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program | Matt Von Brock, Jason Fotter, Tim Jacobsen, Bill Kent | Nominee |
BET Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Common | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Common | Nominee |
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling - Television and New Media Series | Chris Glimsdale, Penny Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television and New Media Series | Sharon Toohey, Rose Gurevitch | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing - Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television | John Kincade, Todd Niesen, Shannon Beament | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Color Grading - Television | Steven Porter | Nominee |
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor TV | Colm Meaney | Nominee |
Saturn Award
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Colm Meaney | Nominee |