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      Miniseries – Chernobyl

      2019 History Drama List
      95% 103 Reviews Tomatometer 97% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Brave men and women act heroically to mitigate catastrophic damage when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffers a nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 10 Buy Now

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      Chernobyl rivets with a creeping dread that never dissipates, dramatizing a national tragedy with sterling craft and an intelligent dissection of institutional rot.

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      Seamus C Best series I ever watched Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review AL A Yea this was good. HBO sets a standard for its studio that is above all the rest. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Hafiz M This show is based on Chernobyl nuclear disaster.It visualize the intensity of that moment with well written script and direction. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/29/24 Full Review Robert B Tremenda y excelsa forma de contar una historia tan trágica. Pocas series me atrapan tanto y esta lo hizo de principio a fin. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review Andrew H A lot of people recommend me this show. I was amazed by the mini series, one of my favorites of all times. Incredible what happened. Really enjoy it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review Mikaël O Incredibly not accurate. It's simply unwatchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired May 6, 2019 1:23:45 Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic April 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant. Details Episode 2 Aired May 13, 2019 Please Remain Calm With untold millions at risk, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of a second explosion that could devastate the continent. Details Episode 3 Aired May 20, 2019 Open Wide, O Earth Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination; Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks. Details Episode 4 Aired May 27, 2019 The Happiness of All Mankind Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris; Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 3, 2019 Vichnaya Pamyat Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl. Details

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      Scott Bryan BBC.com What is so good about this drama ... is that it has a cast of British actors but none of them are trying to do a terrible Russian accent. Jul 15, 2020 Full Review Graeme Blundell The Australian ...created with an awesome attention to historical accuracy and detail, brought back that harrowing event with frightening clarity and a superbly orchestrated sense of danger and dread. Dec 17, 2019 Full Review Allison Keene Collider Chernobyl is a series where you will have to remind yourself to unclench your jaw and un-tense your shoulders while watching it. It is heartbreaking and intense, and a hell of a thing to watch the day afterGame of Thrones. But it's also necessary. Rated: 5/5 Dec 4, 2019 Full Review Sarah Ward Concrete Playground As masterful as it is haunting and shocking — which is exactly what a show about such a dark chapter of recent history should be. Jun 25, 2022 Full Review William Schwartz Book & Film Globe That methodological approach gives the HBO Chernobyl series a distinct impression of truthiness despite factual errors, almost all of which were unsubtly designed to make the Soviet government look bad. Mar 25, 2022 Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Chernobyl is a winner in many ways. The acting, the direction and the fact that it brings to light a story that the world should know more about. Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Johan Renck
      Executive Producer
      Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone
      Screenwriter
      Craig Mazin
      Network
      HBO
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      May 6, 2019