“AMC rolls out another winner with Hell on Wheels.”
— New York Daily News (4 stars)

“Railroads may not seem sexy, but this series brings a
There Will Be Blood aesthetic to episodic TV.”
— Wall Street Journal

“Unforgiven meets Glory in this grimy post-Civil War
Western series.”
— In Touch Magazine

 
 

BLOOD WILL BE SPILLED.  LIVES WILL BE LOST.
FORTUNES WILL BE MADE.  MEN WILL BE RUINED.

THIS JULY, THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF AMC’S HIGHLY ACCLAIMED POST-CIVIL WAR SERIES RETURNS TO DVD & BLU-RAY JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEASON 3 PREMIERE! 

Credited for helping to modernize the Western genre when it premiered in 2011, Hell on Wheels centers on former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount, City by the Sea, Cook County, “Line of Fire”)), whose quest for vengeance has led him to the Union Pacific Railroad’s westward construction of the first transcontinental railroad. Currently reigning as one of AMC’s highest rated shows (Season 2 averaged 3.2 million viewers per episode), it’s episodic TV at its highly acclaimed best.  Before Season 3 rolls into town August 10, home viewers can catch up on all the frontier drama in this star-studded smash with HELL ON WHEELS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON, arriving on extras-laden DVD and Blu-ray this July, only from Entertainment One.

 

Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on a soldier 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 railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time. The lavishly-produced series documents the railroads engineering and construction, as well as institutionalized greed and corruption, the immigrant experience and the plight of newly emancipated African-Americans during Reconstruction.  Chronicling this potent turning point in our nation’s history, this fan favoriteseries shows just how uncivilized the business of civilization can be across 10 absorbing episodes.  Co-stars include Common(Just Wright, Date Night), Colm Meany(The Conspirator, Get Him to the Greek), Dominique McElligott(Moon, The Philanthropist), Ben Esler (The Pacific), Tom Noonan (Damages, The House of the Devil, Phil Burke (Mercy), Eddie Spears (Into the West) and Wes Studi (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Heat).

 

Developed by Endemol USA and produced by Entertainment One and Nomadic Pictures, Hell on Wheels is created, written, and executive-produced by Joe and Tony Gayton (Faster, Uncommon Valor, The Salton Sea, Bulletproof).

 

Bonus Programming:

• The Making of Hell on Wheels Featurette
• Ten Episode Featurettes
• On Set with Anson Mount
• Where Season One Left Off
• The Cast on Season Two

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type:    BD/DVD (3 Discs)
Catalog #:  (BD) EOE-BD-7326/(DVD) EOE-DV-7325
Running Time: 430 minutes + extras
Genre:  Western/TV
Rated:  N/A
Aspect Ratio: (BD) 1080p High Definition/(DVD) 16×9 (1.78:1)
Audio: (BD) DTS-HD Master Audio/(DVD) 5.1 Dolby Digital
Language: English w/SDH Subtitles