Hell on Wheels (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.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Western

What to watch after Hell on Wheels

• Banshee (2013) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• Sons of Anarchy (2008) — Billy Gierhart and Phil Abraham directed both
• Longmire (2012) — Similar consistency, episode to episode
• Deadwood (2004) — Same subject: wild west, historical drama
• 1923 (2022) — Same feel: harsh, realistic
• Warrior (2019) — Two steps away in the credits