Set in the 1860s at the beginning of reconstruction, the series follows Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier, who is determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who cuddled his wife.
His quest for vengeanace sends him westward to Nebraska's "Hell on Wheels", the lawless towns that move with the construction of the transcontinental railroad. However, things get complicated when a Cheyenne tribe attacks the construction of the railroad, determined to destroy the project because it is being built through their lands.
Hell on Wheels - Railroad Men Synopsis and Schedule