Cast of Hell on Wheels to Come to Cannes

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) and Endemol are bringing the cast of the new AMC series Hell on Wheels to MIPCOM.

Produced by eOne in association with Endemol USA and Nomadic Pictures, the 10×1-hour Hell on Wheels is city in a post-Civil War America, focusing on a confederate soldier who sets out to get revenge on the union soldiers who have killed his wife. Series stars coming to Cannes include Anson Mount (City by the Sea, Cook County), Common (Just Wright, Date Night), Dominique McElligott (Moon) and Colm Meaney (Get Him to the Greek).

Endemol holds all TV distribution rights across Europe, with eOne handling all remaining territories, as well as worldwide rights for DVD/Blu-ray, VOD and digital distribution.

The series is written and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton (Faster, Murder By Numbers) and John Shiban (X-Files, Breaking Bad). The pilot is directed by David von Ancken (Californication, Seraphim Falls).