Brave men and women act heroically to mitigate catastrophic damage when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffers a nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.
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 untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Legasov and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.
EPISODE 3
Open Wide, O Earth
Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination; Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
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
