1883 vs Hell on Wheels
1883 has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.6/10 for Hell on Wheels). Hell on Wheels is the older of the two (2011 against 2021). Both are drama, western shows, so they suit a similar mood.
1883
Hell on Wheels| 1883 | Hell on Wheels | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2011 |
| Seasons | 1 | 5 |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Taylor Sheridan | Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton |
| Main cast | LaMonica Garrett, Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May | Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Christopher Heyerdahl, Phil Burke |
Synopsis
1883
Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.
Hell on Wheels
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
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