AMC has decided to pick up its period Western Hell On Wheels for a second season.According to Deadline, the renewal of the show marks the networks fifth out of six original scripted series that have continued onto a second season. At the moment it's hard to say what we may see in season two.
Premiering in November the show debuted with a very strong 4.4 million viewers. While viewers have declines, the last show only saw 2.3 million, those are still very good for a cable drama series.
The show stars Anson Mount as a Confederate soldier, after the Civil War, who goes on a hung for revenge on the Union soldiers that killed his wife.
Seven episodes have aired right now and the eighth episode will air on the first of January.
The show was developed at Endemol USA and created by Joe and Tony Gayton.
