TV series
Chernobyl
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-05-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 5 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- HBO
- Production
- SISTER, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jared Harris as Valery Legasov
- Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina
- Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk
- Paul Ritter as Anatoly Dyatlov
- Jessie Buckley as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
- Adam Nagaitis as Vasily Ignatenko
- Sam Troughton as Alexandr Akimov
- Robert Emms as Leonid Toptunov
- Con O'Neill as Viktor Bryukhanov
- Adrian Rawlins as Nikolai Fomin
- Alan Williams as KGB Chairman Charkov
- David Dencik as Mikhail Gorbachev
Creators and crew
- Craig Mazin - Creator
- Jane Featherstone - Executive Producer
- Craig Mazin - Executive Producer
- Carolyn Strauss - Executive Producer
- Sanne Wohlenberg - Producer
- Johan Renck - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: 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.
Episode 2: 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.
Episode 3: 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.
Episode 4: 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.
Episode 5: Vichnaya Pamyat
Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
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