This 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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