Season 4 starts August 2.
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AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ Renewed For Fourth Season With 13-Episode Order
Being sent to Saturday nights doesn’t necessarily mean a death sentence. AMC drama Hell On Wheels proved it with its recent third season and is now being picked up for a fourth, which will consist of 13 episodes vs. 10 for the series’ first three cycles. Hell On Wheels will return next summer with John Wirth, who took over the show after Season 2, back as executive producer/showrunner.
AMC opened a third night of original programming this past summer when it opted to move period Western Hell On Wheels from the network’s signature original programming Sunday lineup to Saturdays. Airing with a 15-hour compatible lead-in, as AMC airs Western features and shows all day long on Saturday, Hell On Wheels delivered 3.3 million viewers in Live+3 for Season 3, slightly higher than its Season 2 average on Sunday and doubling AMC’s Saturday night prime audience. “John Wirth and his team on both sides of the camera delivered a remarkable third season and Hell On Wheels fans responded,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “AMC has served passionate Western fans for three decades, so it is particularly gratifying to see these viewers capping off their Saturdays with an original Western on what has historically been a tough night of the week for television.” HOW, from Entertainment One and Nomadic Pictures, is exec produced by Wirth, Mark Richard and Endemol Studios’ Gold, with eOne’s John Morayniss and Michael Rosenberg and Nomadic’s Mike Frislev and Chad Oakes overseeing production. There is no decision yet on AMC’s low rated freshman Low Winter Sun.
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AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ Renewed For Fourth Season With 13-Episode Order
Being sent to Saturday nights doesn’t necessarily mean a death sentence. AMC drama Hell On Wheels proved it with its recent third season and is now being picked up for a fourth, which will consist of 13 episodes vs. 10 for the series’ first three cycles. Hell On Wheels will return next summer with John Wirth, who took over the show after Season 2, back as executive producer/showrunner.
AMC opened a third night of original programming this past summer when it opted to move period Western Hell On Wheels from the network’s signature original programming Sunday lineup to Saturdays. Airing with a 15-hour compatible lead-in, as AMC airs Western features and shows all day long on Saturday, Hell On Wheels delivered 3.3 million viewers in Live+3 for Season 3, slightly higher than its Season 2 average on Sunday and doubling AMC’s Saturday night prime audience. “John Wirth and his team on both sides of the camera delivered a remarkable third season and Hell On Wheels fans responded,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “AMC has served passionate Western fans for three decades, so it is particularly gratifying to see these viewers capping off their Saturdays with an original Western on what has historically been a tough night of the week for television.” HOW, from Entertainment One and Nomadic Pictures, is exec produced by Wirth, Mark Richard and Endemol Studios’ Gold, with eOne’s John Morayniss and Michael Rosenberg and Nomadic’s Mike Frislev and Chad Oakes overseeing production. There is no decision yet on AMC’s low rated freshman Low Winter Sun.
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I just saw an ad for this show. Seems season 3 has already started and episode 3 is on tonight. I didn't know.
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‘Hell On Wheels’ Stops Production, Set Evacuated As Rain, Flooding Hit Calgary
An epic rainstorm that has forced mandatory evacuations in many riverside Calgary communities in Canada also is threatening the set of AMC‘s period Western drama Hell On Wheels, which films there. The set of the show is located near the Bow and Highwood rivers, both of which have breached their banks. Facing rising waters, I’ve learned that the producers today made the decision to evacuate the set, with the crew and equipment moved to higher ground.
Production was stopped in the middle of shooting episode 306. For now, the stoppage is planned for two days but there is discussion to possibly restart filming after the show’s scheduled hiatus, which begins next Thursday. That may be the only option if the set gets damaged by floods and needs to be repaired. For now, the set has not been affected though the main road leading to it is under water.
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'Hell on Wheels': Showrunner exits, putting season 3 renewal on hold
Hell on Wheels may be spinning its wheels for a little while. John Shiban, the showrunner of AMC’s birth-of-the-transcontinental railroad drama, has stepped down, prompting the network to put Monday’s third-season renewal on hold, at least temporarily, while it searches for his replacement.
Here is the statement from AMC, and Entertainment One and Endemol, which produce the show: “John Shiban has informed AMC, Entertainment One and Endemol that while he was fully on board when the network informed him about their intent to pick up Hell on Wheels, he has since made the personal decision that he will be unable to return as showrunner. He has asked the production partners to seek a replacement showrunner. Like all of our shows, network pick-ups are always conditioned on an approved showrunner. We are confident that eOne and Endemol will satisfy that obligation in the near future.”
“I’m very proud of our work on Hell on Wheels and was thrilled to hear the show would have a Season Three,” Shiban said via statement. “I have since made the difficult decision that the time has come for me to leave. I care deeply about the series and will do whatever I can to aid in the transition to ensure the continued success of the show. I truly value all the time I have spent with this wonderful group of very talented people.”
Shiban, an executive producer of the series, was elevated to showrunner before season 2. Creators/executive producers Joe and Tony Gayton will not be involved in the day-to-day operations of season 3, but will serve in consulting roles.
Hell on Wheels, which averaged 2.4 million viewers in its second season, is tentatively slated to begin production on season 3 in the spring.
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AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ Renewed For Third Season, Creators Joe & Tony Gayton Exit
AMC has given a 10-episode third season renewal to Hell On Wheels. However, the Western drama’s creators Joe and Tony Gayton are stepping down as executive producers and will no longer be involved day-to-day on the show. They may consult. John Shiban continues as showrunner. The Gaytons had a two-year contract for Hell On Wheels, which is up. The two were very involved in the show early on, gradually focusing their attention on new projects — they recently sold a drama project to NBC.
The renewal comes on the heels of the Western drama wrapping its second season earlier this month with a solid average of 2.4 million viewers. That was down from the average of 3 million viewers for the show’s freshman season — but this time around, Hell On Wheels did not have blockbuster The Walking Dead as a lead-in and was impacted by the lack of AMC carriage on Dish Network.
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It's still one of the highest rated shows on AMC. It should get renewed if it's ratings don't drop. I think the closing ceremony of the Olympics hurt it.
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AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ Lower In Return
The second season premiere of AMC’s Hell On Wheels last night drew 2.5 million total viewers; 793,000 of them in the 18-49 demographic; 1 million in 25-54. That was down from the series’ first season opener (4.3 million) and closer (2.9 million). The period Western was hit with a double whammy as it aired against the closing ceremony of the London Olympics at a time when AMC’s viewership continues to suffer from the lack of carriage on Dish Network. Add to that the fact that Hell On Wheels is a self starter this time around vs. airing behind hit The Walking Dead last season and that its ratings declined for most of its freshman season, and the drop is not that surprising but still alarming for the drama’s long-term prospects if it follows a ratings trajectory similar to Season 1.
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Season 2 starts Sunday.
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AMC Renews ‘Hell On Wheels’ For Season 2
I’ve learned that AMC has renewed its newest series, period Western Hell On Wheels, for a second season. That means that 5 out of the network’s 6 original scripted series to date have now gone beyond their maiden season.
Hell On Wheels, developed by Endemol USA and produced by Entertainment One, got off to a strong start in November. It debuted with 4.4 million viewers, ranking as AMC’s second-highest-rated series premiere behind mega-hit The Walking Dead in total viewers as well as adults 18-49 and 25-54. Hell On Wheels has slipped since but consistently delivers more than 2 million viewers in first-run broadcasts, most recently 2.3 million last week.
The series has aired 7 episodes of its freshman series to date, with Episode 8 slated for Jan. 1. Hell On Wheels is set in post-Civil War America circa 1865 and centers on a Confederate soldier (Anson Mount) who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife.
The series was created Joe and Tony Gayton who are executive producing with Endemol USA’s Jeremy Gold and showrunner John Shiban. David Von Ancken, who directed the pilot, also serves as an executive producer on the current first season. eOne’s Michael Rosenberg oversees production.
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AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ Debuts With 4.4 Mil
AMC’s newest series, period Western Hell On Wheels, was off to a strong start last night. It drew 4.4 million viewers and ranked as the cable network’s second-highest-rated series premiere behind mega-hit The Walking Dead, which opened with 5.3 million last fall, in total viewers as well as adults 18-49 and 25-54. Hell On Wheels is young-skewing, drawing more adults 18-49 viewers (2.4 million) than adults 25-54 (2.3 million). “I congratulate the entire cast and crew of Hell On Wheels for pulling off a project of this scope,” AMC president Charlie Collier said. “Bringing the grandeur of the Old West and the building of the railroad to life is no small feat and the Gaytons, with their team, have delivered a beautiful world of which we are all so proud.” The eOne-produced Hell On Wheels, set in post-Civil War America circa 1865, was created and written by Joe and Tony Gayton.
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AMC saddles up a western with 'Hell on Wheels,' stays true to network's lineup of deep, dark dramas
BEVERLY HILLS - AMC officials say the network was looking for a Western.
Writers Tony and Joe Gayton say they were hankering to try a Western.
Actor Anson Mount says he was thinking maybe he should shake up his career by doing a Western.
You can see where this is going.
On Nov. 6, AMC will premiere "Hell on Wheels," a Western written by the Gaytons and starring Anson Mount, along with Common, Colm Meaney and a host of other characters.
Like other shows in AMC's growing stable of dramas, "Hell on Wheels" is dense and sometimes dark. Its nasty characters show occasional flashes of light and its heroes have flaws. Unlike some other AMC shows, it has a considerable amount of action, as well as profanity and graphic violence.
The show is set in post-Civil War America, across the lands where the transcontinental railroad is being built.
Mount plays Cullen Bohannon, who fought for the South although he had freed his own slaves a year before the war broke out, at the urging of his Mormon wife.
His wife was killed during the war. Avenging her death is now the reason Bohannon gets up in the morning.
This quest brings him to the railroad, where he meets a cast that Tony Gayton yesterday described to TV reporters here as "Hell's Kitchen in the West."
The laborers are Irish, Italian, German and black, among other ancestries, with the common goal of making hard lives better.
Common plays Elam Ferguson, a freed slave who isn't at all happy when a former slave owner becomes his boss on the line.
But the action isn't all on the line. Meaney plays "Doc" Durant, the ruthless entrepreneur building the railroad. His pitch is that it will make America great. His real motive is that it will make him rich.
"Hell on Wheels" also shows how the railroad pushed civilization west, displacing Native Americans as it went.
"It was the beginning of greatness for this country," says Joe Gayton. "And the beginning of the end for the Indians."
As this suggests, the show aims to tell sweeping stories, and Meaney among others suggests that setting it in the past helps it raise issues that are still touchy today.
"By going back," says Meaney, "it's easier to address issues like the relationship between races - not just black and white, but Italian and Irish, for instance. You can ask big questions, like what is progress?"
No one seems daunted that Westerns have fallen out of favor over the last few decades.
"Broken Trail" was one of the channel's highest-rated specials, AMC senior vice president Joel Stillerman noted, and HBO did well with the acclaimed "Deadwood," to which "Hell on Wheels" will inevitably hear some comparisons.
"You'll see iconic Western shots, like the big panorama and the mountains," says Tony Gayton. "But we hope it's the characters that will make people want to watch."
