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11/25/2024
Hell on Wheels

Season 5

Cullen Bohannon finds himself a stranger in a strange land: Truckee, California. Home to the headquarters of the Central Pacific railroad, this rough mountain railroad town teems with thousands of Chinese workers who are foreign in language, culture and traditions. While grappling with the challenges of corralling his new workforce, Cullen leads the Central Pacific’s herculean effort to tunnel through the Sierra Nevada mountains, sometimes achieving only inches a day in the race to complete America’s first Transcontinental Railroad.

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Season 5 Episode 1

Chinatown

Aired
07/18/2015
Cullen is in California with the Central Pacific Railroad, and must deal with the new workers.
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Season 5 Episode 2

Mei Mei

Aired
07/25/2015
Cullen and Fong find themselves in peril as they transport a locomotive over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Swede gains Phineas' trust.
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Season 5 Episode 3

White Justice

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08/01/2015
Cullen contends with violence in Chinatown set off by disgruntled railroad workers. Meanwhile, the Swede manipulates Phineas in his plot against the Mormons.
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Season 5 Episode 4

Struck

Aired
08/08/2015
Cullen solves a Chinese labor strike in the wake of violence. Meanwhile, Durant pulls Mickey deeper into Union Pacific business.
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Season 5 Episode 5

Elixir of Life

Aired
08/15/2015
Unexpected violence erupts in Chinatown during the festival of Tin Hau Don; Cullen confronts the Swede; and Durant involves Maggie in his latest scheme.
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Season 5 Episode 6

Hungry Ghosts

Aired
08/22/2015
Cullen and Mei escort precious cargo through the California wilderness; Eva nurses Louise back to health.
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Season 5 Episode 7

False Prophets

Aired
08/29/2015
Cullen and Durant meet with President Grant to discuss the future of the railroad; the Swede puts his plan against the Mormons in action.
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Season 5 Episode 8

Two Soldiers

Aired
06/11/2016
The Swede's murderous rampage on the Hatch homestead results in a long overdue showdown with Cullen.
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Season 5 Episode 9

Return to the Garden

Aired
06/18/2016
Cullen faces life-changing decisions in Utah as Truckee adapts to life without him.
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Season 5 Episode 10

61 Degrees

Aired
06/25/2016
Cullen's nitroglycerin experiment provides an explosive backdrop for the railroad life in Truckee. Durant's plan turns deadly.
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Season 5 Episode 11

Gambit

Aired
07/02/2016
Mickey's dirty business with Durant leaves him with blood on his hands. Meanwhile, Campbell's return to town complicates Louise's life.
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Season 5 Episode 12

Any Sum Within Reason

Aired
07/09/2016
Chang discovers Mei's secret and forces her to flee Truckee. Meanwhile, Cullen's search for her brings new realizations while exorcising old demons.
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Season 5 Episode 13

Railroad Men

Aired
07/16/2016
The race to finish the railroad comes down to inches, forcing all parties to contemplate the end of the line, and what the future holds for them.
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Season 5 Episode 14

Done

Aired
07/23/2016
The golden spike, government hearings and unpredictable actions mean new beginnings and endings for the survivors.
Cast for Hell on Wheels Season 5
Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannan in Season 5 (07/2015)
Anson Mount

Cullen Bohannan

Colm Meaney as Thomas 'Doc' Durant in Season 5 (07/2015)
Colm Meaney

Thomas 'Doc' Durant

Robin McLeavy as Eva in Season 5 (07/2015)
Robin McLeavy

Eva

Christopher Heyerdahl as The Swede in Season 5 (07/2015)
Christopher Heyerdahl

The Swede

Phil Burke as Mickey McGinnes in Season 5 (07/2015)
Phil Burke

Mickey McGinnes

Tim Guinee as Collis Huntington in Season 5 (07/2015)
Tim Guinee

Collis Huntington

Angela Zhou as Mei in Season 5 (07/2015)
Angela Zhou

Mei

Byron Mann as Chang in Season 5 (07/2015)
Byron Mann

Chang