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Chernobyl - Season 1
CHERNOBYL dramatizes the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst human-made catastrophes in history, and tells the story of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation.
6 August 1982, Manchester, England, UK
1948, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
11 September 1987, Siauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR [now Lithuania]
13 December 1987, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
31 May 1971, Oxfordshire, England, UK
31 October 1974, Sweden
24 May 1948, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
28 December 1949, Dundee, Scotland, UK
21 December 1969, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
1963, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland
4 October 1984, Lancashire, England, UK
25 November 1974, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
1981, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
May 06, 2019
By its finale, Chernobyl has transformed from a story about plant-operator faults to one about systematic deception...
May 06, 2019
Though it packs the fascination of a documentary, it's the human drama that makes this one a must-see.
May 03, 2019
Chernobyl is relentlessly bleak, but it has a remarkable cumulative power.
May 06, 2019
Chernobyl feels especially timely.
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 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
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 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."

