Hell on Wheels

Is Hell on Wheels right for your family?

Series 2011

The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who 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.

What's inside

Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 16 (BR)

Likely present: ViolenceRomance & relationshipsFamily themesPolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional contentEducational content

The story is set in post-Civil War America, suggesting historical and social themes.

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