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Chernobyl

“What is the cost of lies?”

8.7 / 10

2019

1 season

5 episodes

Drama

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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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Chernobyl (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO

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Cast

Jared Harris

Stellan Skarsgård

Emily Watson

Paul Ritter

Jessie Buckley

Adam Nagaitis

Sam Troughton

Robert Emms

Con O'Neill

Adrian Rawlins

Alan Williams

David Dencik

Seasons

1.1:23:45
8.8
06-05-201961m
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.
2.Please Remain Calm
9.2
13-05-201966m
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, a...
3.Open Wide, O Earth
8.9
20-05-201964m
Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination. Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
4.The Happiness of All Mankind
8.8
27-05-201967m
Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determini...
5.Vichnaya Pamyat
9.3
03-06-201973m
Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.