USA Today Talks Historical Dramas; The Star Online Previews Season 3 in Malaysia

HOW-101-Anson-325.jpgThis week, Hell on Wheels is cited as an example of the proliferation of historical dramas on TV. Plus, Season 3 is set to air in Malaysia and gets a preview from The Star Online. Read on for more:

USA Today notes that TV shows which take place in the past, like Hell on Wheels, still need to be relevant to the present day.

Ahead of Hell on Wheels's Season 3 premiere in Malaysia, The Star Online calls the drama "an examination of the racism, greed and politics that drove people during that period and continues today."

Variety reports that Entertainment One Television Intl. sold multiple seasons of Hell On Wheels to LoveFilm and Watchever in Germany and to NOW in Russia.

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