Creators:
Craig MazinDirected by:
Johan RenckScreenplay:
Craig MazinCinematography:
Jakob IhreComposer:
Hildur GuðnadóttirCast:
Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Ritter, Adam Nagaitis, Robert Emms, Sam Troughton, Con O'Neill, Adrian Rawlins (more)VOD (2)
Episodes(5)
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1:23:45 (E01)
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Please Remain Calm (E02)
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Open Wide, O Earth (E03)
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The Happiness of All Mankind (E04)
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Vichnaya Pamyat (E05)
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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in Chernobyl, the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series. On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own. (Acorn Media UK)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Goldbeater (1)
Chernobyl (2019)
Occasional factual deviations and over-simplifications are not important at all to this story. Crucially, the makers have succeeded in evoking the spirit of the times, using characters to help establish an impartial indictment of a mendacious ideology and pointing out how far they can go on messing around with natural elements as adherence to fulfilling a plan is involved - all in a downright naturalistic, indiscriminate form. From the first episode, it is an unpleasant and yet incredibly compelling spectacle, based on great acting performances (Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgård are excellent, however, the phenomenal Paul Ritter perhaps struck me the most, as he accurately portrays a man who is the product of that regime). I have to say that the most stunning part was the last episode with the reconstruction of the safety test - knowing its consequences, I had goosebumps all the way through on the edge of my seat. In short, the makers chose the absolutely excellently constructed storyline, the beginning of which will amaze you, the middle will terrify you and the end will leave you devastated. This is a really high quality and consistent piece of work.
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