Hell on Wheels (season 3)
| Hell on Wheels (season 3) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | AMC |
| Original release | August 10 – October 5, 2013 |
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The third season of the AMC television series Hell on Wheels aired from August 10 through October 5, 2013, and consists of 10 episodes. The season follows Cullen Bohannon as he abandons seeking revenge for the deaths in his family in order to continue to drive the westward expansion of Union Pacific Railroad, while battling Thomas "Doc" Durant for control.
The third season features nine series regulars. Kasha Kropinski and Dohn Norwood are promoted from recurring status, and Jennifer Ferrin is added to the main cast.
On October 29, 2012, AMC renewed Hell On Wheels for a third season, consisting of 10 episodes. The third season premiered August 10, 2013.
Creators Tony and Joe Gayton had stepped down as showrunners, but remained with the series as consulting producers.John Shiban had also stepped down as executive producer, putting the third season renewal on hold until a replacement was found. AMC officially green-lit the third season on December 12, 2012, and announced that John Wirth would serve as the new executive producer.
Wirth stated the third season would "be a western about work — the building of the railroad, the binding of the nation after the Civil War, and the rehabilitation of the men who lived and fought their way through those exploits." He added, "This season we're placing Cullen Bohannon at the center of the show, and taking him away from the revenge motive which propelled him into the series."
Filming of the third season was suspended on June 20, part way through the sixth episode, as the location was part of the mandatory evacuation area due to the flooding in southern Alberta. Originally producers had announced a two-day shut down, when only the road to the location was under water. Later on June 21, producers announced that the production hiatus that was scheduled to begin on June 27 would take effect immediately. Anson Mount shared pictures of the flooding of the nearby river and the exterior sets via Twitter on June 20 and 21. In an August 2013 interview, Mount called the situation "precarious," adding, "We had (production assistants) posted along the river with measuring sticks. We were continuing to work through the day until the local government told us we had to leave." Calgary producer Chad Oakes called it "a true defining moment" of his career: "The credit goes to people who gave up their hiatus, worked around the clock, seven days a week, over the long weekend and having their families and kids understanding that this was so critical ... We could not fail. The repercussions of losing not only the season but the whole series was definitely sitting in our laps."
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