My idea of who The Swede was, was the same as theirs, and vice versa.

Creator Joe Gayton said "budget-wise and time-wise .

Variety has learned … AMC announced that Dohn Norwood (Psalms) became a series regular for season three. Duncan Ollerenshaw as Gregory Toole, an Irish laborer on the railroad; antagonist to Elam. (seasons 3–5), Haysam Kadri as Dutch Dufray, a worker on the Union Pacific Railroad.

[82] As of June 2019, it is available in the United States on Netflix's online streaming service.

[47] The viewership numbers eventually rebounded with the season one finale being watched by 2.84 million viewers, maintaining its steady 0.7 rating in the 18–49 age range. Angela Zhou as Mei/Fong, a Chinese railroad worker for the Central Pacific Railroad. [16], Casting announcements began in July 2010, with Common first to be cast.

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In the process he becomes a foreman and eventually chief engineer on the railroad. For historical background, see.


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Season one ends with Bohannon killing a man he believes was responsible for the rape and murder of his wife, only to discover that man was not there at the time.

At the same time, a lot of strength came from it.

(season 5), Kassia Warshawski as Mary Bohannon, Cullen's deceased wife.

[2] In 2012, AMC announced creators Joe and Tony Gayton were no longer involved in the day-to-day production of the series. This article is about the TV series. Bohannon tries to find himself again while continuing to drive the westward expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad, under Durant's leadership. With the country on the brink of Civil War, the struggle for freedom is more dangerous than ever. Common only appears in two episodes of season four, although credited as a main cast member.

I went in and did a call-back audition, and they felt that we were on the same track. [31] The T'suu T'ina Native Indian Reservation, an Indian reserve in southern Alberta, was the location for most of the exteriors.

The total viewership bested network slot rivals CSI: Miami and Pan Am. Common portrays Elam Ferguson, "an emancipated slave who is working to achieve true freedom in a world entrenched in prejudice".

Hell on Wheels was created by Joe and Tony Gayton in late 2008, and Endemol USA's scripted television division, headed by senior vice president of original programming Jeremy Gold, came on board to develop the series for AMC. Obviously, I loved the pilot and I loved the character, but I didn’t anticipate ever actually getting the chance to do it.
[33] Originally, producers had announced a two-day shut down, when the only road to the location was underwater.

. Ben Esler, Phil Burke and Eddie Spears were the last actors to be cast, with Esler playing Seán McGinnes and Burke playing Mickey McGinnes, "two young brothers looking to find their fortune in the new West".

I arrived on the 5th of July, and the Hell on Wheels audition was on the 6th or the 7th. [33] Anson Mount shared pictures of the nearby river and exterior sets flooding on June 20 and 21. He was initially to portray a carpetbagger seeking to profit from the frontier,[24] but his role changed to John Allen Campbell, first governor of Wyoming. The Kananaskis Country park system, 40 miles west of the ranch, served as the Sierra Nevada mountains the Central Pacific must cross. [7] The Canadian production company Nomadic Pictures was brought onto the project to serve as co-producers alongside Entertainment One.

And for me, I felt like I owed it to the people that lived during that time to bring something truthful to the character.

Horsdal first appears as a main cast member in the fifth episode of season five. On July 6, 2010, Endemol USA announced that they had entered into a partnership with Entertainment One, which would serve as the production studio on the project. (seasons 1–2), James Shanklin as Aaron Hatch, Mormon, father to Naomi and father-in-law to Cullen Bohannon. The railroad construction enters the Sioux territory, where The Swede and a misguided Reverend Cole assist the natives in attacking the railroad. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, "Producers build a better Hell for Hell on Wheels near Okotoks", "AMC Announces Premiere Date for 'Hell on Wheels, "AMC's 'Hell On Wheels' Renewed For Third Season, Creators Joe & Tony Gayton Exit", "Endemol AMC Orders Western Pilot From Endemol USA", "E1 To Produce & David Von Ancken To Direct AMC Pilot 'Hell On Wheels, "The Cancellation Of AMC's 'Rubicon' Opens The Door For 'Hell On Wheels, "It's Official: AMC Picks Up Period Drama Pilot 'Hell On Wheels' To Series", "Hell, Yeah: AMC Orders Post-Civil War Drama", "AMC Greenlights "Hell on Wheels" To Full Series Order", "AMC Announces Production On New Series 'Hell on Wheels, "Creators/Executive Producers Joe and Tony Gayton Talk HELL ON WHEELS", "Common Cast In AMC Pilot 'Hell On Wheels, "AMC Pilot 'Hell On Wheels' Finds Its Leads", "Hell on Wheels — AMC's First Look At 'Hell on Wheels, "MacKenzie Porter Joins AMC's 'Hell On Wheels'; Salli Richardson-Whitfield In BET's 'Being Mary Jane, "Common on AMC's Hell on Wheels, Playing a Freed Slave", Christopher Heyerdahl Talks HELL ON WHEELS and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1, "Dominique McElligott HELL ON WHEELS Interview", "UPDATE: 'Hell On Wheels' Goes On Hiatus As Floods Hit Calgary Set", "Alberta flooding halts production of AMC western 'Hell on Wheels, "AMC western Hell on Wheels holding latest Calgary casting call for fourth season", 2011 TV season: Few smooth takeoffs, many bumpy arrivals, 'Hell on Wheels' review: It takes a while to get chugging along. Hell on Wheels is an American/Canadian Western television series about the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States, which broadcast in the United States and Canada on the cable channel AMC, from November 6, 2011[2] to July 23, 2016. She will replace Siobhan Williams in the role of Naomi, Bohannon's Mormon bride.

Newcomer of the year in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series. The pilot, premiering November 6.

He befriends its Chinese workers, including Mei, a woman disguised as a man known as Fong. Norwood only appears in two episodes of the first part of season five, although credited as a main cast member. Lily Bell seeks to gain control of the railroad from Durant and mails his accounting ledgers to the government. So, we pitched that to Jeremy Gold [at Endemol] and ended up taking it to AMC, and they loved it," he said. [23], Jake Weber joined the fourth season's cast. This is further complicated by Thomas Durant's corruption. It was fun. And that's why I took it on.

(seasons 1–2), James D. Hopkin as Senator Jordan Crane, both ally and antagonist to Durant.