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Chernobyl
Chernobyl

Chernobyl

Synopsis

Epic five-part HBO miniseries dramatising the events surrounding the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Episodes: 5

Details

Audio Languages

eng

Episodes

1:23:45

S1 - E1 • 59 min

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

Please Remain Calm

S1 - E2 • 65 min

With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Legasov.

Open Wide, O Earth

S1 - E3 • 62 min

Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination; Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.

The Happiness of All Mankind

S1 - E4 • 65 min

Legasov and Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.

Vichnaya Pamyat

S1 - E5 • 72 min

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