Chernobyl

2019
4.8
336 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Chernobyl episodes (6)

1 1:23:45
5/6/19
Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
2 Please Remain Calm
5/13/19
With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Legasov and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.
3 Open Wide, O Earth
5/20/19
Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination; Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
4 The Happiness of All Mankind
5/27/19
Legasov and Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.
5 Vichnaya Pamyat
6/3/19
After being congratulated by the KGB for publicly affirming that the Chernobyl explosion was caused by "operator error," Legasov weighs the price of telling the truth at the upcoming criminal trial of Dyatlov, Bryukhanov and Fomin.
101 Trailer
6/5/19
Chernobyl' stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson in this story of the 1986 nuclear accident.

About this show

This five-part miniseries dramatizes the story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history. Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson star.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
336 reviews
Rye P
December 1, 2019
It was okay. There are far too many scientific and even historical inaccuracies, or as Hollywood would call them artistic freedoms taken, for this miniseries to be taken at face value.
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Susanne Boretsky
February 16, 2022
fantastic series. no words can describe the level of human error and lies that allowed this disaster to take place. The death toll of thousands maybe millions could have easily been prevented. To everyone that made this film fantastic, you did a great job telling this story with respect, dignity, and truth to the character you were portraying, a must see by everyone. and i mean everyone, this should be included in schools for education.
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Adam Glass
June 27, 2019
Truly astonishing and brilliantly done! Very poignant for the times we currently are living in, if you are in America. I highly recommend viewing this stunning series, which captured one of the greatest man-made tragedies of the latter 20th century! As well as the dangers beget by the inner workings of a flawed political system in The USSR!
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