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‘Hell on Wheels’ Will Be Back for a Fifth and Final Season

Anson Mount stars in ‘Hell on Wheels’

AMC announced the popular Western series Hell on Wheels starring Anson Mount and Colm Meaney will return for a fifth season. Unfortunately for fans of the show, the fifth season will also be the show’s last. According to AMC, Hell on Wheels‘ fifth season will be split in two, with seven episodes airing over the summer of 2015 and seven airing during the summer of 2016.

Season four of the show has averaged 3.4 million viewers per week.

“With season five of Hell on Wheels, we are proud to bring our trans-continental journey to conclusion for the large, loyal audience that has traveled with Cullen Bohannon and his crew for so many years,” stated AMC President Charlie Collier, announcing the details on season five. “We look forward to appropriately honoring Hell on Wheels in this final season. Enormous thanks to the terrific writers, cast, and crew for all they have achieved and for all that lies ahead in the Wild West.”

This post was last modified on September 8, 2023 11:23 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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