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Chernobyl

Chernobyl
★ 8.7/10•2019•TV-MA•Drama
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What is the cost of lies?

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

Craig Mazin · Creator

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 6, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - 1:23:45E161m

1:23:45

April 26, 1986, Ukrainian SSR. Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.

May 6, 2019

Episode 2 - Please Remain CalmE266m

Please Remain Calm

With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.

May 13, 2019

Episode 3 - Open Wide, O EarthE364m

Open Wide, O Earth

Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination. Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.

May 20, 2019

Episode 4 - The Happiness of All MankindE467m

The Happiness of All Mankind

Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.

May 27, 2019

Episode 5 - Vichnaya PamyatE573m

Vichnaya Pamyat

Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.

Jun 3, 2019

Actors

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Valery Legasov

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Boris Shcherbina

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Ulana Khomyuk

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Anatoly Dyatlov

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Lyudmilla Ignatenko

Adam Nagaitis

Adam Nagaitis

Vasily Ignatenko

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

Alexandr Akimov

Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Leonid Toptunov

Con O'Neill

Con O'Neill

Viktor Bryukhanov

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Nikolai Fomin

Alan Williams

Alan Williams

KGB Chairman Charkov

David Dencik

David Dencik

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

General Pikalov

Ralph Ineson

Ralph Ineson

General Tarakanov

Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan

Pavel

Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Glukhov

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