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Chernobyl Release Date and Synopsis

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, and as far as Scandinavia and western Europe. Chernobyl is a gripping five-part miniseries that tells the powerful and visceral story of the worst man-made accident in history, following the tragedy from the moment of the early-morning explosion through the chaos and loss of life in the ensuing days, weeks and months. Approaching the story from every angle, encompassing the perspectives of plant workers, firemen, doctors, scientists, residents and Soviet bureaucrats, the miniseries juxtaposes compelling human stories of bravery and sacrifice with the shocking inertia of a government intent on passing blame and downplaying the dangers of the disaster. Featuring an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris (Emmy nominee for Mad Men), Stellan Skarsgård (Melancholia) and Emily Watson (Oscar nominee for Hilary and Jackie and Breaking the Waves), Chernobyl is written by Craig Mazin (The Huntsman: Winter's War) and directed by Johan Renck (Breaking Bad).

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Chernobyl dramatizes the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history and tells of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster. The miniseries focuses on the heartbreaking scope 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 fought and fell.

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AmazingGreat show!!!!.Score: 5/5

LocationWell done.Score: 5/5

Terrifying and entertaining a must see!Cherlobyl is utterly terrifying and horrifying to watch even the disturbing images keep going around in circles around my head for so long because this movie is a hidden gem..Score: 5/5

Chernobyl.Watched this on TV with my hubby. We were so riveted, that we binged watched the entire show, programme by programme, in one evening. We never usually do that! At the end of the show, I couldn’t put into words how I was felling. Trying to remember, and thinking back, I vaguely recall the Chernobyl disaster happening at the time. I remember not being overly concerned about my health, or any kind of impact it could have on me in its aftermath. I was a native born Brit - living in the UK and not much else bothered me at the time. Trying to survive as one of the many millions of people left unemployed at the time, was more stressful and worrying that something happening somewhere in Russia! Today. I am a (legal) U.S. Citizen living with my hubby in America and have been for many years This show shocked me more TODAY, (after all these years), I remember how everything was hushed up and minimised and downplayed in the media and on the news. The British Government were in damage control so the British public didn’t start to panic. We were told that nothing radioactive could ever travel to the U.K. And that the people in the U.K were not at risk! Looking back now, I’m not shocked by the attitudes of utter arrogance by some of the (characters) involved. I remember this level of disinformation and bloody lies being told to everyone in the U.K so it was not exclusively “a Russian attitude”. And It was, after all, the nasty 1980’s! The indifference by “Yuppies” and the discrimination in society who only focused on the money they were making and the attitudes of “Greed is Good”, encouraged the “what’s in it for me?” mindset. This was everywhere. Not just in USSR! For those who weren’t even born at the time, it’s not fair to give out half truths and misinformation of real facts. Even though the show is still breath taking in it’s portrayal of the events of what happen in Chernobyl (before, during and after), to encourage people start the debate of what actually happened, is much more important. If some of the facts have been embellished by a “license” to inflate or change the story line, it doesn’t change the fact this man made disaster really happened. Moreover, why it happened. On an up note, I had to purchase this show, as it’s one of those rare programmes that is a; must see, must buy, masterpiece. My hubby and me are impressed with the acting, the entire production of the show, and the director’s insight into why they filmed the show the way they did, what storylines were used, and how each storyline is as relevant to today, as it was then. The dialogue after each program gives more back ground information to the previous (programs) events in such a way, that I was left feeling this was the first time I had known fully of this frightening disaster that happened in Chernobyl. All these years later, and I now feel I have the right (and the permission) to talk openly about everything that happened. Without fear and/or without being silenced. Whether you agree with the storyline or not. It’s still a deeply moving, shocking and heartbreaking story to be told. Watching this show left me feeling like a “witness” to a tragedy that YES, could (and Should) have been avoided at ALL COSTS! The level of fear in the men who were working with the mindless pigheaded bastard, that ignored ALL warnings that led to this disaster happening, is a crime in itself. The overwhelming impact of the people who suffered, died and all the families left without their loved ones, and not much (if any) support (or adequate and appropriate after care), is the lasting impression that broke my heart the most. This is a must see show. See it. And never forget it! Learn from it. And make sure it never happen’s again! Thank You..Score: 5/5

Amazing SeriesExtremely well made, engaging..Score: 5/5

Just watch it!It’s totally worth it in every aspect..Score: 5/5

Maybe the best mini seriesThis is possibly the best mini series I have ever seen. It’s educational, albeit with a little fiction, though. I learned a lot about the Chernobyl incident and was extremely captivated at the same time..Score: 5/5

Simply the bestChernobyl is simply the best limited series that HBO or any other network has produced. It’s a captivating and utterly engrossing, historically accurate look at one of the greatest tragedies of the post-World War II nuclear age. This series cannot be missed..Score: 5/5

👌After GOT series finale, I kept my HBO subscription an extra couple months just for this show. I was not disappointed at all..Score: 5/5

The Most Horrifying Thing I've Ever SeenI watched most of this with my mouth hanging open (literally) at the horror of it all. These were real people, real events in modern times. I could only think what if this happened where I live? What if I had been born in a different time and place? The splitting of the atom is one of those things I wish we could disinvent..Score: 5/5

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Global catastrophe documented in a superb mini series!A horrific tale told by those closest to the catastrophe. Superb acting incredible scripting and location makes this mini series THE BEST I’ve ever seen. 10 Stars….two thumbs up!.Score: 5/5

Chernobyl ⚠️Excellent well played of the series of Chernobyl. It good actors and actress play there part of the series roll. I give you five stars rating for the understandings the true story about what happened in real life times. Thank-You! E.M..Score: 5/5

Simply amazingThis show is just amazing, the perfect show for anyone that loves history drama series!.Score: 5/5

Absolutely essential viewingI’ve watched this series 5 times so far and it’s one of the best miniseries I’ve ever watched. The whole story is further amplified by the companion podcast “the Chernobyl podcast” each episode has a companion episode with the producer, creator and writer, Craig Mazin. Must watch, must listen!.Score: 5/5

Amazing!Probably one of the best tv series I’ve watched!!.Score: 5/5

Awesome!Great acting by the lead characters. Well done!.Score: 5/5

Spectacular.Incredibly well written, acted and directed. One of the best series I have watched! It really does justice to how dangerous the accident was, and how corrupt and negligent the Soviet system allowed its party decision-makers to be..Score: 5/5

The most frightening TV series EVER madeThat's not an exaggeration. Forget the sad, paranoid excuses Putin is making right now to change the narrative that "we will have our own series to show it was a CIA plot to destabilize the USSR." This is possibly the most perfect TV series ever made. A true horror show with a real life monster burning at 2,000C that almost poisoned the continent. Soviet incompetence and secrecy writ large led to the disaster but for the the heroes, Legasov, a scientist and a senior party Energy Minsiter Scherbina , doing everything in their power to contain something that never happened on our planet before. If 10 stars could begiven I would..Score: 5/5

FantasticNot great, not terrible... just excellent. A riveting dramatization of one of mankind’s most chilling, destructive self-inflicted disaster with a still very pertinent lesson for our times to boot: “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”.Score: 5/5

Superb !Best series I’ve ever watched..Score: 5/5

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Chernobyl (Season yl) Full Episodes

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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11:23:45 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

1:23:45

06 May 2019$3.99

April 26, 1986, USSR. An early-morning explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sends workers scrambling to assess the damage. When reports reach the control room that the reactor's core is "gone," deputy chief engineer Anatoly Dyatlov sends men to the core itself to investigate. Meanwhile, Vasily, a fireman in the nearby town of Pripyat, is summoned to help put out the fire, leaving behind his wife Lyudmilla. As plant workers and firemen quickly succumb to radiation, Dyatlov and plant directors Viktor Bryukhanov and Nikolai Fomin meet with the Pripyat council and insist that radiation levels are not dangerously high; the council subsequently decides to seal off Pripyat and cut its phone lines to prevent the spread of "misinformation." As sick patients begin to stream into the local hospital, a skeptical academician, Valery Legasov, is tasked by the Central Committee of the USSR to serve as an expert on its Chernobyl task force.

2Please Remain Calm (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Please Remain Calm

13 May 2019$3.99

Seven hours after the Chernobyl explosion, Ulana Khomyuk, a nuclear physicist in Minsk, is awakened in her office by a radiation alarm and grows increasingly worried when her phone call to Chernobyl goes unanswered. Lyudmilla arrives at the Pripyat hospital looking for Vasily, whom she learns is being helicoptered to Moscow. At a Central Committee meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev, Legasov objects to Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina's assessment that the situation is contained, and Gorbachev ends up sending both men to Chernobyl, where a new reading shows radiation is thousands of times higher than reported. Legasov urges Shcherbina to evacuate Pripyat, but Shcherbina worries about Moscow's reaction. As reports of the disaster spread to Europe, Shcherbina finally calls for an evacuation, even as Khomyuk makes her way to Chernobyl to warn Legasov and Shcherbina that a second and far more massive explosion is imminent – one that puts the entire European continent at risk.

3Open Wide, O Earth (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Open Wide, O Earth

20 May 2019$3.99

April 30, 1986. After bribing her way into Hospital Number 6 in Moscow, Lyudmilla flouts a nurse's warnings about limiting her contact with Vasily. With the reactor fire finally contained, Legasov warns Shcherbina that a plant meltdown could contaminate drinking water for 50 million people. Determined to uncover the cause of the explosion, Khomyuk goes to the hospital to interview the men who were on the scene, drawing unwanted attention from the KGB. As miners dig a tunnel under the reactor to stave off a meltdown, Legasov lays out a decontamination plan for surrounding areas that will require drafting hundreds of thousands of men.

4The Happiness of All Mankind (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

The Happiness of All Mankind

27 May 2019$3.99

As mandatory evacuations in the exclusion zone begin, Shcherbina and Legasov bring in General Tarakanov for advice on the use of remote-controlled lunar rovers to remove debris too radioactive for human contact. A young draftee, Pavel, arrives at a military camp, where he's shown the ropes by Bacho, an Afghan war vet. Khomyuk faces government-censor hurdles as she tries to obtain documents related to Soviet nuclear plants, and at the hospital, tries to persuade a critically ill Dyatlov to explain what happened the night of the explosion. When the radiation proves too dangerous for lunar rovers, Legasov and Shcherbina devise a plan to use men to remove debris with the least possible exposure.

5Vichnaya Pamyat (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Vichnaya Pamyat

03 June 2019$3.99

After being congratulated by the KGB for publicly affirming that the Chernobyl explosion was caused by "operator error," Legasov weighs the price of telling the truth at the upcoming criminal trial of Dyatlov, Bryukhanov and Fomin. As proceedings begin in Chernobyl City, Shcherbina, Legasov and Khomyuk lay out the scientific and human explanations as to what went wrong on the night of April 26, even as Shcherbina and Legasov show signs of deteriorating health. The events inside the control room leading up to the explosion are witnessed, and as Legasov's testimony comes to a close, he puts his reputation, and perhaps his life, at risk in hopes of preventing another Chernobyl.

Chernobyl: Trailer (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Trailer

05 June 2019Bonus

'Chernobyl' stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson in this story of the 1986 nuclear accident.

Chernobyl: What is Chernobyl? (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: What is Chernobyl?

24 June 2019Bonus

Hear about the real-life Chernobyl disaster from the cast and crew of the epic miniseries, including director Johan Renck, writer/executive producer Craig Mazin, and stars Jared Harris, Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgard.

Chernobyl: Stellan Skarsgard as Boris Shcherbina, The Apparatchik (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Stellan Skarsgard as Boris Shcherbina, The Apparatchik

24 June 2019Bonus

Stellan Skarsgard talks about his character Boris Shcherbina and his place in the miniseries “Chernobyl.”

Chernobyl: Jared Harris as Valery Legasov, The Professor (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Jared Harris as Valery Legasov, The Professor

24 June 2019Bonus

Jared Harris delves inside his character Valery Legasov in the miniseries “Chernobyl.” Other interviews include Stellan Skarsgard.

Chernobyl: Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk, The Scientist (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk, The Scientist

24 June 2019Bonus

Actress Emily Watson opens up on playing scientist Ulana Khomyuk in “Chernobyl.” Other interviews include Jared Harris, director Johan Renck and writer/executive producer Craig Mazin.

Chernobyl: Behind the Curtain - Director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Behind the Curtain - Director Johan Renck

24 June 2019Bonus

“Chernobyl” director Johan Renck talks about bringing the epic miniseries to life in this featurette.

Chernobyl: Script to Screen - The Divers (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Script to Screen - The Divers

24 June 2019Bonus

Join “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck for this look at how he turned a scripted sequence involving divers swimming beneath the nuclear reactor into one of the most harrowing scenes in the miniseries.

Chernobyl: Pivotal Moment - The Trial (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Pivotal Moment - The Trial

24 June 2019Bonus

The climactic trial scene in “Chernobyl” is explored in this short special featuring interviews with director Johan Renck, writer/executive producer Craig Mazin and stars Emily Watson and Jared Harris.

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 1 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 1

24 June 2019Bonus

Get an inside look at Episode 1 of the HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl.'

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 2 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 2

24 June 2019Bonus

Get an inside look at Episode 2 of the HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl.'

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 3 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 3

24 June 2019Bonus

Get an inside look at Episode 3 of the HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl.'

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 4 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 4

24 June 2019Bonus

Get an inside look at Episode 4 of the HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl.'

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 5 (Chernobyl) recap, spoilers

Chernobyl: Inside Episode 5

24 June 2019Bonus

Get an inside look at Episode 5 of the HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl.'

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The countdown to Chernobyl [2019] Season yl Episode 1 begins. An all-new episode of Chernobyl is soon going to be released.

Chernobyl start date: When does chernobyl come back?
Chernobyl will air on Monday 6th of May 2019.

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With the season now airing in May 2019. There will be 18 episodes in season yl.

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