Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson, ‘Chernobyl’ is a powerful drama exploring the truth surrounding the 1986 nuclear disaster – a story of incredible heroism and sacrifice, but also shocking lies and conspiracy.
EPISODE 1
01.23.45
Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
EPISODE 2
Please Remain Calm
With millions of lives already at risk, Ulana races to warn fellow Soviet nuclear physicist Valery Legasov about the threat of second, devastating explosion.
EPISODE 3
Open Wide, O Earth
Valery Legasov draws up a plan, but it comes with great human risks. Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination.
EPISODE 4
The Happiness of All Mankind
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.
EPISODE 5
Vichnaya Pamyat
Legasov, Shcherbina and Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
Jared Harris
Stellan Skarsgård
Emily Watson
Paul Ritter
Jessie Buckley
Adrian Rawlins
Con O'Neill
Sam Troughton
Ralph Ineson
Mark Lewis Jones
David Dencik