Into the West - Season 1 - Eps 4: Hell on Wheels
The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together. Jacob Wheeler's one son, Abe, joins the railroad crew, while his other son Jacob Jr. becomes a scout for the army. Jacob's daughter Margaret and her photographer husband are captured by the Cheyenne, but her Lakota heritage saves them and they are adopted by the tribe. When the village is attacked by overzealous U.S. soldiers, many are murdered. Witnessing the brutality, Margaret decides to stay with her Cheyenne family.
About Into the West
Title: Into the West
First Air Date: 2005-06-10
Last Air Date: 2005-07-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 69 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 6
Network: TNT
Genres: Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: DreamWorks Television, Voice Pictures, Rosemont Productions
Synopsis
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
Cast
Will Patton
James Fletcher
Jessica Capshaw
Rachel Wheeler
Josh Brolin
Jedediah Smith
Matthew Modine
Samson Wheeler
Lance Henriksen
Daniel Wheeler
Irene Bedard
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler
Garrett Wang
Chow-Ping Yen
Skeet Ulrich
Jethro Wheeler
Rachael Leigh Cook
Clara Wheeler
Keith Carradine
Captain Richard H. Pratt
