Hell on Wheels

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 the Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.

Genre: Drama, Western

Cast:Anson Mount , Colm Meaney , Robin McLeavy , Phil Burke , Christopher Heyerdahl , Dohn Norwood , Common , Kasha Kropinski , Ben Esler , Jennifer Ferrin , Dominique McElligott , Eddie Spears , Tom Noonan , Duncan Ollerenshaw , David Wilson Barnes , Tayden Marks , Jake Weber , Chelah Horsdal

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Sun, Nov 6, 2011

A former confederate soldier journeys to the transcontinental railroad to seek vengeance.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Immoral Mathematics

Sun, Nov 13, 2011

Cullen fights for his life as he answers for his deadly actions. Lily struggles to survive in the wilderness, as Durant attempts to spin tragedy for political gain.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ A New Birth of Freedom

Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Cullen's search for the sergeant is diverted by an unexpected obstacle. Durant organizes a search party to retrieve the missing Lily Bell.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Jamais je ne t'oublierai

Sun, Nov 27, 2011

Cullen closes in on the Sergeant. Durant pursues a hidden agenda while helping Lily recuperate.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Bread and Circuses

Sun, Dec 4, 2011

Joseph Black Moon and Reverend Nathaniel Cole travel into Cheyenne territory in hopes of a peace talk. Lily Bell and Thomas Durant discuss the future of the railroad construction. Cullen Bohannon and Elam settle their differences in a public fight.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Pride, Pomp and Circumstance

Sun, Dec 11, 2011

Durant attempts to end ongoing negotiations with the Cheyenne by challenging them to a competition.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Revelations

Sun, Dec 18, 2011

Durant and Lily travel to Chicago - he, to further discuss the railroad with Senator Crane; she, to meet with her deceased husband's family. The Irishmen from Hell On Wheels prepare to hang Elam. Cullen interferes and helps him escape.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Derailed

Sun, Jan 1, 2012

A train is derailed by the Cheyenne. Durant orders Cullen to lead a team to track them. Lily moves out of Durant's coach and into her own tent beside the brothel. Tension mounts for Cullen's team in the pursuit of the renegade Indian tribe.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Timshel

Sun, Jan 8, 2012

Cullen and the search party find the natives who attacked the surveyor's camp and later derailed a train; Elam and Eva discuss their future, before getting a strange visitor; and the railroad crew reaches the important 40-mile mark.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ God of Chaos

Sun, Jan 15, 2012

Durant and Lily conspire to gain investors' interests. Sean and Mickey McGinnes exact their own revenge on The Swede. Elam and Eva each begin to see the future differently. Cullen tracks down the elusive Sergeant Harper.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Viva La Mexico

Sun, Aug 12, 2012

Cullen and Elam find themselves on opposite sides of the law as Durant and Lily push the railroad further west.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Durant, Nebraska

Sun, Aug 19, 2012

Durant must confront a dangerous threat to Hell On Wheels. Meanwhile, a horrible crime forces Lily and Elam to strike a deal to bring justice.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Slaughterhouse

Sun, Aug 26, 2012

Mickey and Sean's life hangs in the balance as Cullen tries to keep order.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Scabs

Sun, Sep 2, 2012

After tragedy strikes one of their own, Cullen must diffuse an internal threat to the railroad.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Railroad Job

Sun, Sep 9, 2012

Cullen's past haunts Hell on Wheels, leaving the fate of the railroad hanging in the balance.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Purged Away with Blood

Sun, Sep 16, 2012

Durant must save the railroad while fighting for his own life. Meanwhile Cullen fights to save an old friend.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The White Spirit

Sun, Sep 23, 2012

Cullen seeks justice in the aftermath of tragedy.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Lord's Day

Sun, Sep 30, 2012

A new arrival in Hell on Wheels creates turmoil.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Blood Moon

Sun, Oct 7, 2012

As the town celebrates, Cullen prepares for battle and then fights to save the railroad.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Blood Moon Rising

Sun, Oct 7, 2012

As the town celebrates, Cullen prepares for battle and then fights to save the railroad.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Big Bad Wolf

Sat, Aug 10, 2013

After a hard winter, Cullen and Elam travel to New York to secure their positions on the railroad as Durant fights for his legacy from prison.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Eminent Domain

Sat, Aug 10, 2013

An unexpected roadblock forces Cullen to make a difficult choice as a reporter arrives in Hell on Wheels. Elam struggles with his new boss.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Range War

Sat, Aug 17, 2013

Cullen and Elam search for their stolen food on the prairie; a stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Game

Sat, Aug 24, 2013

Cullen and Elam try to secure a new lumber source following a railroad accident; Durant tells Louise a secret about Cullen.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Searchers

Sat, Aug 31, 2013

Cullen helps Elam track down a dangerous criminal; the town prepares to move down the tracks.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ One Less Mule

Sat, Sep 7, 2013

Durant files an injunction against Union Pacific, threatening Cullen's position; Elam deals with a dangerous newcomer.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Cholera

Sat, Sep 14, 2013

A cholera epidemic breaks; Cullen must locate fresh water before his employees perish; Durant faces political fallout.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ It Happened in Boston

Sat, Sep 21, 2013

Cullen seeks help from Durant in winning his workers back from the Mormons; Sean and Mickey are haunted by their past.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Fathers and Sins

Sat, Sep 28, 2013

With General Grant's deadline only two days away, a gang of riders attacks Cheyenne while Cullen and Elam pay Durant a visit.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Get Behind the Mule

Sat, Oct 5, 2013

Cullen deals with consequences; Elam mounts a rescue attempt; Durant receives the U.P. board ahead of the deadline.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Elusive Eden

Sat, Aug 2, 2014

Cullen awaits the birth of his baby, laboring under The Swede's thumb at Fort Smith. Durant deals with the fallout from a railroad accident.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Escape from the Garden

Sat, Aug 9, 2014

Cullen challenges The Swede as he plans his exit from Fort Smith. A new adversary arrives and makes his presence felt in Cheyenne.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Chicken Hill

Sat, Aug 16, 2014

Cullen returns to Cheyenne. After being considered dead his return is a shock for many. Bohannan meets a few old friends and makes new enemies whilst trying to get his old job back from Durant.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Reckoning

Sat, Aug 23, 2014

Cullen attempts to find a way for the railroad to pass over the mountains for Durant. As a Mormon, Naomi has her own struggles settling into Cheyenne. Brother Hatch continues to suspect the Swede of fraud and murder.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Life's a Mystery

Sat, Aug 30, 2014

The arrival of a dangerous stranger stirs up old feelings in Cullen and puts his family at risk. The Swede faces consequences at Fort Smith.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Bear Man

Sat, Sep 6, 2014

We follow Bear Killer (Elam) as he is cared for by the Comanche after a bear fight. He becomes part of the tribe as they attack incoming blue coats. Bear Killers growing confusion forces him to seek out the railroad.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Elam Ferguson

Sat, Sep 13, 2014

Durant seeks revenge for his attack. Bear Killer (Elam) returns to Cheyenne trying to sell the female slaves he has. Due to Campbells presence, Cullen and Eva attempt to convince Elam of where he is and what will happen if he sell slaves.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Under Color of Law

Sat, Sep 20, 2014

Naomi's unrest forces Cullen to take her and William back to the Mormon settlement at Ft. Smith. Campbell deputizes several undesirables in response to the deaths of his Marshals. The Swede is forgiven for his wrong-doings.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Two Trains

Sat, Sep 27, 2014

Cullen attempts to make a stand to free Durant and the rest of the prisoners after Campbell decides to transport them back east. The only thing standing in his way is Snow and his men.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Return to Hell

Sat, Oct 4, 2014

Cullen, Durant and Campbell come together in order to discuss a means by which to provide protection to the citizens of Cheyenne. They must return a sense of well-being to the town after a disturbing act of violence takes place.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Bleeding Kansas

Sat, Nov 8, 2014

Cullen and Durant work together to save the life of a criminal; Louise supports Ruth as she copes with a loss.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Thirteen Steps

Sat, Nov 15, 2014

Cullen struggles with Ruth's unexpected decision; Louise risks her reputation to fight for a story she believes in.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Further West

Sat, Nov 22, 2014

As the railroad prepares to leave Cheyenne behind after Sherman Peak; Cullen returns to Fort Smith to get his family.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Chinatown

Sat, Jul 18, 2015

Cullen finds a route through the mountains to Ogden, Utah.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Mei Mei

Sat, Jul 25, 2015

Cullen enlists new workers to help him move a locomotive on a sled; Cullen and Fong must work together; Swede and Phineas fight for survival after being banished to the high country.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ White Justice

Sat, Aug 1, 2015

Cullen contends with violence in Chinatown set off by disgruntled railroad workers. The Swede manipulates Phineas in his plot against the Mormons.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Struck

Sat, Aug 8, 2015

In the wake of the violence, Cullen solves a Chinese labor strike; Mickey is pulled deeper into Union Pacific Business.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Elixir of Life

Sat, Aug 15, 2015

Unexpected violence strikes during the festival of Tin Hau Don in Chinatown. Cullen confronts The Swede. Durant involves Maggie in his latest scheme.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Hungry Ghosts

Sat, Aug 22, 2015

Cullen and Mei take a dangerous journey through the California wilderness, escorting precious cargo. Eva nurses Louise back to health.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ False Prophets

Sat, Aug 29, 2015

Cullen and Durant discuss with President Grant what will be the future of the railroad; The Swede goes ahead with his plan against the Mormons.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Two Soldiers

Sat, Jun 11, 2016

The premiere sees the Swede's murderous rampage on the Hatch homestead resulting in a long overdue showdown with Cullen.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Return to the Garden

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Cullen faces life-changing decisions in Utah as Truckee adapts to life without him.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ 61 Degrees

Sat, Jun 25, 2016

Cullen's nitroglycerin experiment provides an explosive backdrop for the railroad life in Truckee. Durant's plan turns deadly.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Gambit

Sat, Jul 9, 2016

Chang discovers Mei's secret and forces her to flee Truckee. Cullen's search for her brings new realizations while exorcising old demons.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Any Sum Within Reason

Sat, Jul 2, 2016

Durant's plot to ransom himself takes an unexpected turn when Campbell arrives in town with the Cavalry to coordinate a rescue operation.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Railroad Men

Sat, Jul 16, 2016

The race to Ogden is coming to an end but when Cullen finds out that the workers are missing it seems impossible to finish first.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Done

Sat, Jul 23, 2016

Government hearings, incalculable actions and the golden spike breed new beginnings and endings for those left standing.