AMC has renewed their successful Hell on Wheels drama for a third season of 10 episodes.
Hell on Wheels takes place in post-Civil War America and follows a former Confederate soldier as he travels West while the first transcontinental railroad is being constructed. The show features the talents of Anson Mount, Common, Colm Meaney, Dominique McElligott, Christopher Heyerdahl, and Robin McLeavy.
The second season of Hello on Wheels finished airing on October 7th and the 10 episodes averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.36 million viewers. That was down when compared to the first season’s ratings — a 1.0 in the demo and 2.98 million. Only The Killing did worse for AMC this year and that was cancelled back in July.
Along with the renewal comes word that Hell on Wheels creators Joe and Tony Gayton are stepping down as executive producers and will no longer be involved day-to-day. They may end up consulting with John Shiban, the remaining showrunner.
The Gaytons had a two year contract for the show and recently sold a new drama to NBC. It will revolve around a recent college graduate who can’t find a job so he starts transporting cash for criminals.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear that Hell on Wheels has been renewed? Do you think the show will be affected negatively by the Gaytons’ departure?
I’m hooked. Love it. Watched season 1 & 2 on netflix. Where can I see season 3?
So glad Hell On Wheels is back. Please don’t cancel it. We love the show!!
Love this program, glad to hear it has been renewed.
LOVE the show! Anson Mount (Bohannon) is a dynamic actor to watch! Common (Elam) is all so wonderful to watch on screen! Found the show on Netflix. Didn’t realize til later that it had added another series – viewing Season 2 now on VUDU. Looking forward to Season 3, hate hearing the original creators and director is no longer with the show.
I love Hell on Wheels. The acting is excellent and Westerns are my favorite genre. I wish there were more of them.
Please do not cancel this show. I have watched and DVRed each episode and have rewatched them several times. I just did a search to see when the show would be on again and came to this site. I love the show, and can’t wait to see the next season.