Hell on Wheels: Season 2

2012 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.4

What Season 2 of Hell on Wheels

Season two follows Cullen Bohannon in Hell on Wheels, the camp that moves at the pace of the transcontinental railroad. Durant, the businessman, sends Elam to take charge of a work crew that is stealing the railroad's pay, and tension rises with every stretch of track. A horrific crime inside the mobile town leads Lily and Elam to seek justice, while Durant must face a dangerous threat. Cullen works to keep order among laborers and mercenaries. Meanwhile, Eva is torn between Elam and Mr. Toole.

10episodes

Aug 12, 2012premiered

Oct 7, 2012final episode

7.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Viva La Mexico
Aug 12, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
In the Season 2 premiere, Durant and Lily steer the railroad further west, while Cullen and Elam land on opposite sides of the law.
Directing: David Von Ancken · Writing: Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Brian Jensen
2x02 Durant, Nebraska
Aug 19, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Durant confronts a formidable threat to the rolling city, while a horrific crime leads Lily and Elam to join forces in order to attain justice.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: John Shiban · Starring: Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Brian Jensen, Grainger Hines
2x03 Slaughterhouse
Aug 26, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Cullen struggles to maintain order while Mickey's and Sean's lives are endangered; Lily and Elam clean up a mess of their own doing.
Directing: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan · Writing: Bruce Marshall Romans, Jami O'Brien, Jamie Linck O'Brien · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Brian Jensen
2x04 Scabs
Sep 2, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
A tragedy leads Cullen to defuse an internal threat to the railroad.
Directing: Catherine Hardwicke · Writing: Chris Mundy · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Duncan Ollerenshaw, James Dugan
2x05 The Railroad Job
Sep 9, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 9.0
Cullen's past catches up with him and threatens the fate of the railroad.
Directing: Michael Nankin · Writing: Mark Richard · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Grainger Hines, James Dugan
2x06 Purged Away with Blood
Sep 16, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
Despite fighting to save his own life, Durant must try to keep the railroad from going under. Meanwhile, Cullen comes to the aid of an old comrade.
Directing: Joe Gayton · Writing: Tony Gayton, Tom Brady · Starring: Kasha Kropinski, Grainger Hines
2x07 The White Spirit
Sep 23, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
In the aftermath of tragedy, Lily and Cullen struggle to maintain order in Hell on Wheels. Meanwhile, Elam makes plans for the future.
Directing: David Von Ancken · Writing: Bruce Marshall Romans, Jami O'Brien · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Bruce Marshall Romans
2x08 The Lord's Day
Sep 30, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
A new arrival stirs things up in Hell on Wheels, while Eva gets caught between Elam and Mr. Toole.
Directing: Rod Lurie · Writing: Mark Richard, Chris Mundy · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Virginia Madsen
2x09 Blood Moon
Oct 7, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
Cullen prepares for battle while the town celebrates.
Directing: Terry McDonough · Writing: Mark Richard, Jami O'Brien · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Virginia Madsen
2x10 Blood Moon Rising Season Finale
Oct 7, 2012 · 45 min · ★ 8.9
Cullen fights to save Hell on Wheels.
Directing: John Shiban · Writing: John Shiban · Starring: Dohn Norwood, Kasha Kropinski, Virginia Madsen, Sydney Bell