Home > Hell on Wheels > Season 3 « TV Series Page Hell on Wheels: Season 3 (2013) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Season 3 Hell on Wheels Critics Consensus Hell on Wheels' third outing teases an exciting new direction for its characters but unfortunately loses locomotion in the end, leaving its characters stuck in a stranded narrative boxcar. 50% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 10 88% Audience Score User Ratings: 103 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Big Bad Wolf Air date: Aug 10, 2013 Cullen and Elam travel to New York to secure their positions on the railroad. Durant fights for his prison legacy. More 2 Eminent Domain Air date: Aug 10, 2013 A roadblock means Cullen has to make a difficult choice as a reporter arrives. Elam is not getting along with his new boss. More 3 Range War Air date: Aug 17, 2013 A stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family. Cullen and Elam's food is stolen. More 4 The Game Air date: Aug 24, 2013 After a railroad accident, Cullen and Elam forge deep into Indian territory to secure a new lumber source. Meanwhile, Durant tells Louise a secret about Cullen. More 5 Searchers Air date: Aug 31, 2013 Cullen helps Elam track down a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile, chaos erupts in Hell on Wheels as the town prepares to move down the tracks. More 6 One Less Mule Air date: Sep 7, 2013 Cullen's position is threatened after Durant files an injunction against the Union Pacific. Meanwhile, Elam deals with a dangerous newcomer. More 7 Cholera Air date: Sep 14, 2013 A cholera epidemic in Hell on Wheels has Cullen seeking fresh water to help save his workers. Meanwhile, Durant faces political fallout. More 8 It Happened In Boston Air date: Sep 21, 2013 After his workers defect to the Mormons, Cullen recruits Durant to help get them back. Sean and Mickey's past comes back to haunt them. -- (C) AMC More 9 Fathers and Sins Air date: Sep 28, 2013 Cullen's plans for the railroad to reach the nearby town of Cheyenne are jeopardised when he is captured by Aaron Hatch's armed men. More 10 Get Behind the Mule Air date: Oct 5, 2013 In the Season 3 finale, Cullen deals with consequences, and Elam mounts a rescue attempt. Meanwhile, Durant receives Gen. Grant and the U.P. board in Cheyenne ahead of the deadline. More Hell on Wheels: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (20) Tv Season Info Season 3 follows Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) and his efforts to push westward expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad. After securing positions on the railroad, Cullen and Elam Ferguson (Common) begin their work, dealing with threats such as attacks and accidents. Meanwhile, Thomas "Doc" Durant (Colm Meaney) tries to maintain influence regarding his legacy with the railroad. Genre: Drama Network: AMC Premiere Date: Aug 10, 2013 Creators: Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton Exec. Producers: John Wirth, Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton Cast Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon Colm Meaney as Thomas "Doc" Durant Common as Elam Ferguson Ben Esler as Sean McGinnes Phil Burke (II) as Mickey McGinnes Philip Burke as Mickey McGinnes Christopher Heyerdahl as "The Swede" Jennifer Ferrin as Louise Ellison Robin McLeavy as Eva Kasha Kropinski as Ruth Dohn Norwood as Psalms Dominique McElligott as Lily Bell Eddie Spears as "The Swede" Tayden Marks as Eva Sean Hoy as Joseph Dutson Wayne Duvall as Senator Metcalf Siobhan Williams as Naomi Hatch Show More Cast News & Interviews for Hell on Wheels: Season 3 Comic-Con 2019: All the Trailers For Movies and TV Shows The Freshest Comic-Con Trailers For Upcoming Movies and TV Shows Marvel’s Iron Fist Breaks Tomatometer Record with Biggest Sophomore Bump View All Hell on Wheels: Season 3 News Episodes 1 Big Bad Wolf Air date: Aug 10, 2013 Cullen and Elam travel to New York to secure their positions on the railroad. Durant fights for his prison legacy. More 2 Eminent Domain Air date: Aug 10, 2013 A roadblock means Cullen has to make a difficult choice as a reporter arrives. Elam is not getting along with his new boss. More 3 Range War Air date: Aug 17, 2013 A stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family. Cullen and Elam's food is stolen. More 4 The Game Air date: Aug 24, 2013 After a railroad accident, Cullen and Elam forge deep into Indian territory to secure a new lumber source. Meanwhile, Durant tells Louise a secret about Cullen. More 5 Searchers Air date: Aug 31, 2013 Cullen helps Elam track down a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile, chaos erupts in Hell on Wheels as the town prepares to move down the tracks. More 6 One Less Mule Air date: Sep 7, 2013 Cullen's position is threatened after Durant files an injunction against the Union Pacific. Meanwhile, Elam deals with a dangerous newcomer. More 7 Cholera Air date: Sep 14, 2013 A cholera epidemic in Hell on Wheels has Cullen seeking fresh water to help save his workers. Meanwhile, Durant faces political fallout. More 8 It Happened In Boston Air date: Sep 21, 2013 After his workers defect to the Mormons, Cullen recruits Durant to help get them back. Sean and Mickey's past comes back to haunt them. -- (C) AMC More 9 Fathers and Sins Air date: Sep 28, 2013 Cullen's plans for the railroad to reach the nearby town of Cheyenne are jeopardised when he is captured by Aaron Hatch's armed men. More 10 Get Behind the Mule Air date: Oct 5, 2013 In the Season 3 finale, Cullen deals with consequences, and Elam mounts a rescue attempt. Meanwhile, Durant receives Gen. Grant and the U.P. board in Cheyenne ahead of the deadline. More Critic Reviews for Hell on Wheels Season 3 All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (5) The final nail in the coffin for Hell on Wheels is that scourge of all television programs that begin slowly: Most viewers simply won't have the patience to find out if the show's writers ultimately find their footing. Sep 28, 2018 | Full Review… Seth Abramson indieWire Top Critic A prickly alliance founded on mutual respect and constantly threatened by both history and present, unpleasant circumstance, it's more subtle and moving than your average TV bromance and brings out the best in Common and Mr. Mount. Sep 28, 2018 | Full Review… Mike Hale New York Times Top Critic There are some new folks; a NYC reporter who is an unnecessary tough-dame-reporter caricature. What this well-written series does not need is a character whose only job [is to move] the story along with expository dialogue in the guise of interviews. Aug 20, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Linda Stasi New York Post Top Critic There's certainly some promise in this apparent new direction; if nothing else, the show seems to be more directly about railroads than it ever was in the first two seasons. Aug 12, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Alasdair Wilkins AV Club Top Critic The Mormon subplot is quick-and-dirty writing that uses nasty stereotypes as shorthand. Because it's harder and takes longer to put research and effort into scriptwriting. It's harder to create characters who aren't just cartoonish clichés. Oct 1, 2018 | Full Review… Scott D. Pierce Salt Lake Tribune An at times jerky return, but a fun one at that. Sep 28, 2018 | Full Review… Ryan Sandoval TV.com The Hell on Wheels writers have taken us on a short ride that started out with a bang, dropped the speed for a couple of episodes in the middle there, started on an incline again, but only to never send us down the roller-coaster in an exciting fashion. Sep 28, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Robert Bernstein Den of Geek For a season that was primarily about redemption, season 3 may have wound up being about finding a way back to the middle. Sep 28, 2018 | Full Review… Kevin Yeoman ScreenRant Overall, "Big Bad Wolf; Eminent Domain" wasn't the blast out of the gates premiere for Hell on Wheels that I was hoping for. Aug 12, 2013 | Rating: 3.3/5 | Full Review… Sean McKenna TV Fanatic These first two episodes reestablish Hell on Wheels as a series that isn?t quite as wacky?even if the show does start with ghosts and Bohannan fighting a wolf?and seems to have a much greater focus. Aug 12, 2013 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Full Review… Ross Bonaime Paste Magazine View All Critic Reviews (10) Audience Reviews for Hell on Wheels: Season 3 Sep 03, 2019 Season 3 is clearly not for everyone, decidedly, but the character turns and overall plot direction are packed with unpredictability and excitement, much like the times of the Wild West that it takes place in. Shashank A Dec 27, 2018 The Mormon subplot felt a bit exaggerated, and there were a few episodes in the middle that were very slow, but season 3 did manage to throw all of its characters in new directions. Joshua M Mar 27, 2017 I could not get enough of this story. I lost hours of sleep watching it on Netflix. The first part of the story with Cullen being the drunk Southern Solider went on a little to long for me but after that I absolutely fell in love with this story, Cullen Bohannon and the cast members. I truly hated the villians. Andre D Jul 14, 2015 cant wait for each season stayed up all night watching one after another Kathy Jo M Oct 14, 2014 Show keeps getting better. Brad P Oct 04, 2014 Out of nowhere, Hell on Wheels takes a leap in quality to go from a kind of ridiculous show that I watched with a vague half-interest to one of my very favorite things on TV. It carries right over into the totally badass fourth season, too! I even like Bohannon now! And Common stops acting so hard! Evan F See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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