Chernobyl

What is the cost of lies?

TV-MA2019•8.7/10

Drama

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8.7/10(8K)

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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Production

SISTER, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 6, 2019

Last Aired

June 3, 2019

Networks

HBO

Created By

Craig Mazin

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Season

1:23:45

Air date: 2019-05-06

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.

Please Remain Calm

Air date: 2019-05-13

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.

Open Wide, O Earth

Air date: 2019-05-20

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

The Happiness of All Mankind

Air date: 2019-05-27

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.