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Chernobyl

Mon, May 6, 2019
  • Drama
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Synopsis

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

Top of the call sheet

  • Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    as Valery Legasov
  • Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    as Boris Shcherbina
  • Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    as Ulana Khomyuk
  • Paul Ritter
    Paul Ritter
    as Anatoly Dyatlov
  • Jessie Buckley
    Jessie Buckley
    as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
  • Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis
    as Vasily Ignatenko
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Episodes

1 season · 5 episodes

Ended · 5 aired
Season 1
5 episodes · 5 aired
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  • E1
    1:23:45
    Aired · Tue, May 7, 2019 · 65m

    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.

  • E2
    Please Remain Calm
    Aired · Tue, May 14, 2019 · 70m

    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.

  • E3
    Open Wide, O Earth
    Aired · Tue, May 21, 2019 · 66m

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

  • E4
    The Happiness of All Mankind
    Aired · Tue, May 28, 2019 · 71m

    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.

  • E5
    Vichnaya Pamyat
    Aired · Tue, Jun 4, 2019 · 78m

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