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Chernobyl - Season 1
Chernobyl is a tale of lies and cowardice, of courage and conviction, of human failure and human nobility. The five-part mini-series focuses on the heart-breaking scale of the nuclear plant disaster that occurred in Ukraine in April 1986, revealing how and why it happened, and telling the shocking, remarkable stories of the heroes who risked their lives to save others.
13 February 1943, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
28 December 1988, Killarney, Ireland
13 October 1968, Lennoxtown, Scotland, UK
17 March 1964, Liverpool, England, UK
May 06, 2019
Chernobyl feels especially timely.May 06, 2019
It's the scariest thing I've seen on TV in ages.May 03, 2019
Director Johan Renck distils dread from every shot of drifting smoke, sifting particles and insidiously seeping waters.May 02, 2019
This isn't just a gripping five-part disaster film but an examination of Soviet news-speak in its late-stage death throes. It's intelligent, at times intricate, explanatory journalism, especially about nuclear power technology.May 06, 2019
Chernobyl is a thorough historical analysis, a gruesome disaster epic replete with oozing blisters and the ominous rattle of Geiger counters, and a mostly riveting drama.May 02, 2019
Watching this miniseries is a grim affair, and I mean that as a great compliment to creator, writer, and executive producer Craig Mazin and director Johan Renck.May 03, 2019
Chernobyl is relentlessly bleak, but it has a remarkable cumulative power.May 06, 2019
Though it packs the fascination of a documentary, it's the human drama that makes this one a must-see.May 06, 2019
Chernobyl returns HBO to the forefront of networks daring to tell difficult stories of import without any seeming concerns about whether or not they'll be "hits."May 06, 2019
By its finale, Chernobyl has transformed from a story about plant-operator faults to one about systematic deception...