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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.
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Cast & crew
Jared Harris
Valery Legasov
Stellan Skarsgård
Boris Shcherbina
Emily Watson
Ulana Khomyuk
Paul Ritter
Anatoly Dyatlov
Jessie Buckley
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Adam Nagaitis
Vasily Ignatenko
Sam Troughton
Alexandr Akimov
Robert Emms
Leonid Toptunov
Con O'Neill
Viktor Bryukhanov
Adrian Rawlins
Nikolai Fomin
Alan Williams
KGB Chairman Charkov
David Dencik
Mikhail Gorbachev
Craig Mazin
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Episodes
1 season · 5 episodesMiniseries5 ep. · 2019
Episode 1: 1:23:45
May 6, 2019 · 1h 1m
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.
Episode 2: Please Remain Calm
May 13, 2019 · 1h 6m
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.
Episode 3: Open Wide, O Earth
May 20, 2019 · 1h 4m
Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination. Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
Episode 4: The Happiness of All Mankind
May 27, 2019 · 1h 7m
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.
Episode 5: Vichnaya Pamyat
Jun 3, 2019 · 1h 13m
Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.