Hell on Wheels vs The Abandons
Hell on Wheels has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 4.9/10 for The Abandons). Hell on Wheels is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama, western shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Hell on Wheels
The Abandons| Hell on Wheels | The Abandons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 5 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton | Emmy Grinwis, Kurt Sutter |
| Main cast | Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Christopher Heyerdahl, Phil Burke | Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Lucas Till, Aisling Franciosi, Diana Silvers |
Synopsis
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.
The Abandons
In 1850s Washington, two families led by powerful matriarchs — one wealthy, one poor but deeply loyal — battle for supremacy on the lawless frontier.
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