This week, the media is buzzing about Hell on Wheels' Emmy nomination and the release of new Season 2 photos. Read on for more Hell on Wheels news.

• Variety reports on Hell on Wheels' Emmy nomination for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music. Also covering the Emmy news is Zap2It, the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Cowboys & Indians and the Film Music Society.

• EW.com showcases the Hell on Wheels Season 2 trailer, proclaiming that the second season is "going to be intense." Also spotlighting the trailer are The Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, Zap2It, Crave Online, Screencrush, Seriable, TV.com and Ace Showbiz.

• ET Online takes a peek at Hell on Wheels Season 2 photos and calls the show "sensational." The photos are also featured at The Huffington Post, IMDB, Zap2It, TVLine and Hollywood.com.

• Seriable, Boomtron and The 1 TV Junkie invite viewers to "Raise Hell" with them as they enjoy the Hell on Wheels Season 2 poster.

• In a profile for The New Straits Times, Common talks about the challenge of playing a freed slave, explaining that he feels "a great responsibility to represent and reflect what a black person could be at that time."

• A True Blood actor tells Gossip & Gab that Christopher Heyerdahl is one of his favorite people to work with on the show.

• Rev Ron's Movies gives Hell on Wheels Season 1 four stars (out of five), praising the "terrific cast" and "amazing final episode."