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Brilliant, harrowing show, not to be missed
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.
9.3/10 IMDb: imdb.com/tit38/
Rotten Tomatoes score: 95/97%: rottentomatoes.com/tv/s01
Chernobyl dramatizes the story of the April 1986 nuclear plant disaster which occurred in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, telling the stories of the people who were involved in the disaster and those who responded to it.7 The series depicts some of the lesser-known stories of the disaster, including the efforts of the firefighters who were the first responders on the scene, volunteers, and teams of miners who dug a critical tunnel under Reactor 4.
The miniseries is based in large part on the recollections of Pripyat locals, as told by Belarusian Nobel laureateSvetlana Alexievich in her book Voices from Chernobyl.
