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Chernobyl 2019

Directed by Johan Renck · 327 mins · 1,635 views

4.8 Letterboxd 4.62(781,473)
Ratings S L I J A S M ˗ T C

Synopsis

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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Reviews (107)

  1. S
    Seamus 8 月 25, 2026

    I got control rods in the back Xenon is attached Graphite on the tips Cause Reactor 4 to blast Graphite on the floors “HA! Delusional, of course.” Dyatlov yelling at me Looked directly at the core, now Can’t go tell nobody nothing Gorbachev won’t let meeeeee Can’t go tell nobody nothing KGB will get meeeeeee Riding on a chopper Readings are improper Absorbed by her baby You can’t go and ask her 🙁 My life is a movie Do my Soviet duty Vodka, killing puppies Fallout in my booty Can’t go tell nobody nothing Gorbachev won’t let meeeeee Can’t go tell nobody nothing KGB will get me Yeah!! I’m gonna take my burns to Hospital 4 I’m gonna… WRITHE till…

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    lauren 8 月 25, 2026

    the idiocy of the human race never ceases to amaze me

    1,963 9
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    Ian 8 月 25, 2026

    Everybody gangsta till the horror movie is based on true events. Those people, the firemen, soldiers, coal miners and scientists are all heroes in my eyes. They saved the entire Europe, paying the ultimate price. We should have a day dedicated to them when we can honor their sacrifice. RIP all of you!

    1,926 6
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    Jay 8 月 25, 2026

    the scientists when chernobyl is burning down and microwaving everyone in a 30 miles radius: everything is fine

    1,602 1
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    amaya 8 月 25, 2026

    watch me recommend this to everyone i know even if every episode makes me feel like im dead

    4,371 6
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    SilentDawn 8 月 25, 2026

    83 Begins as visceral, graphic recreation and ends as a systematic breakdown of a government’s limitations in what it teaches and what it hides. Mystifying and buried in existential dread.

    2,008 6
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    MJsays 8 月 25, 2026

    Nerve-shredding, well-paced and grimly told; Chernobyl is by far the greatest dramatization of human error ever produced for television, emphasising that the toxicity of humanity is just as destructive as the deadly fumes of nuclear energy. This is truly terrifying stuff.

    3,896 13
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    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ 8 月 25, 2026

    “What is the cost of lies?” where to even beginning putting this masterpiece into words… it’s cold, it’s devastating, it’s haunting, it’s tragic but above all it is deeply human. this is essential television, truly phenomenal in every way.

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    Taylor Williams 8 月 25, 2026

    If you watch something like this and your big takeaway is that it was filmed in English, you may want to reevaluate your priorities

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    Cian Mulligan 8 月 25, 2026

    This and Oppenheimer as a double feature

    1,120 6
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    alor 8 月 25, 2026

    This might just be the scariest thing I’ve ever watched.

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    sofyan 8 月 25, 2026

    “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt has to be paid.” MASTERPIECE. A triumph. Harrowing. Sad. Dark. Captivating. Sobering. Hard hitting. Brilliant. Devastating. Incredible. Haunting. Chilling. Nauseous. Chernobyl has officially got me fucked up!! I think I need a therapist. This is more terrifying than any horror movie I’ve ever seen!! and I’m pretty sure I forgot how to breathe… Damn that ending…. Fuck fuck fuck….. Ps. Dyatlov is always a fucking asshole.

    1,654 8
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    MaddoxGue01 8 月 25, 2026

    Really really really good, not perfect

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    Maxxtappenss 8 月 25, 2026

    film değil bu dizi la burda ne isi var bunun AMA SÜPER Bİ SEY BEN BBBİRAZ PARANOYAK OLDUGUM İÇİN BUNU İZLEDİGİM GÜNÜN GECESİ UYUYAMAMİSTİM

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    Rahull_xt 8 月 25, 2026

    Best

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    Alicia 8 月 25, 2026

    9th time watching, kinda obsessed 😭🙏🏻

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    marsheykhan 8 月 25, 2026

    Me hubiera gustado que el desastre estuviera narrado en otro orden, muy gráfica en términos de maquillaje y efectos respecto a los enfermos por radiación (positivo para mí)

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    Beviax 8 月 25, 2026

    impossible de ne pas le recommander encore et encore à mon tour, j’en reste fascinée et terrifiée

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    pineapple0 8 月 25, 2026

    Dikasih tau teh hareras hulu “Tak terlihat, namun kehadirannya membuatQ terluka.”

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    LMN824 8 月 25, 2026

    Great, quality show that if u haven’t watched already, pls do!! Brilliant performances throughout. They nailed the atmosphere, coupled with the score, and it was definitely emotional. Went from feeling extremely angry to disturbed and saddened. Well paced and subtly engaging too….Yea, this definitely lived up to expectations. Just crazy to think that this all actually happened, and its effects are still here today and will be for a LONG time…and the reasons behind where it all went wrong…VERY IRRITATING !! But nah, W show!

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    herluminescence 8 月 25, 2026

    Dyatlov anjink…

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    SHIVANSH24 8 月 25, 2026

    Short series with high stakes .visually beautiful yet disturbing at same time Definitely worth the time

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    alaintxo12 8 月 25, 2026

    Earra biño oso yanki

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    joooooh 8 月 25, 2026

    Une série de film à absolument voir dans sa vie, rien à dire de plus. Un chef d’oeuvre

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    diddybleood 8 月 25, 2026

    not the dogs bro…

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    monkaman 8 月 25, 2026

    May as well be a horror series. Amazing visuals and storytelling, the fact that it’s a true story makes it even crazier.

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    MariusKG303 8 月 25, 2026

    Må fjerne ratingen her, den er perfekt, ville vært 5, men den blir feil å sammenligne med resten siden det er en miniserie, når det er sagt er dette på nivå med breaking bad

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    libbyshiker 8 月 25, 2026

    Thank god they figured that out so I was able to be alive to watch this

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    Rorokunero 8 月 25, 2026

    Flawless

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    tfcal 8 月 25, 2026

    I truly believe one of the great pieces of media ever. No matter how many times I rewatch this it never fails to grip me and pull me in. The cinematography is haunting at times, the casting is near perfect and the storytelling is theatrical and enthralling. I rarely feel impacted the way I did with Chernobyl, it’s commentary on the human impact of political ignorance was a chilling theme throughout the watch. Even transcending politics it’s leaning towards addressing…

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    elle 8 月 25, 2026

    “to be scientist is to be naive” and yet they say women are emotional

  32. S

    It pisses me off that this all could’ve been avoided if the Soviet Union said the truth and informed the nuclear industry about this huge fault in the system. Very interesting show, I had no idea how large of an impact Chernobyl could’ve had on the world and how it still affects us to this day Dyatlov needed ti be shot.

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    paulbxn 8 月 25, 2026

    Extrêmement bien fait, palpitant, bons acteurs, belles réflexions sur le mensonge

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    sude 8 月 25, 2026

    bu dizi beni cok üzüyor kahrediyor ve cok ilgimi cekiyo o yğzden 2.izleyisim falan keske daha ayrıntılı yorumlayabilecegim bir edebi kisiligim olsaydı ama yok neyse batı propagandası var mıdır filmde olayları anlatırken bilmiyorum ama yine de o duyguyu en en en iyi isleyen dizilerden biri bence ve nükleer enerjiyi de gayet baslangıc düzeyinde anlatıyor o yüzden seviyorum neyse karakterlerin hepsine Cok uzuluyorum allahım hele itfaiyeci ve karısına KAHROLuyorum dizinin makyajları da harika btw muazzam icim ürperiyor yani neyse son olarak…

  35. A
    Adithyan Baburaj 8 月 25, 2026

    15,000🥶😥

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    Adam Carew 8 月 25, 2026

    “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.“ – Valery Legasov HBO’s Chernobyl is a rare sight. Quite possibly one of the best made shows I’ve ever seen and the beauty of it is there’s only 5 episodes. Immaculate in every department with the script being…

  37. S
    Simhates_film 8 月 25, 2026

    Pure perfection

  38. S
    Stezaan 8 月 25, 2026

    fuckkkkkkk this excels in every aspect, visuals, narrative, pacing.

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    mqsimus_12 8 月 24, 2026

    bomboclat🔥🔥🔥

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    Vini Andrade 8 月 24, 2026

    Essa é sem dúvidas a melhor minissérie que já vi em toda minha vida. Atuação, roteiro, fotografia, direção. Tudo nela é perfeito.

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    Corey 🤠 8 月 24, 2026

    incredible. this is one of the most engaging and haunting things i have ever watched. i never truly understood the sheer scale and magnitude of the catastrophe but this manages to encapsulate the horrors of it masterfully. these are some of the bravest people in human history that prevented the loss of millions upon millions of lives. standard corruption and incompetence that caused this and there’s no punishment that is equal to what they have caused. this is a masterpiece.

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  42. D
    doog1ie 8 月 24, 2026

    Do you taste metal??

  43. A
    Allitano4 8 月 24, 2026

    Finished this all in one day could not stop watching if I tried

  44. B
    Belle 🌙 8 月 24, 2026

    Wow

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    Natan Marin 8 月 24, 2026

    Amazing.

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    bubbliebooo 8 月 24, 2026

    the fact that this actually happened is insane. beneran aggressive dan massive bgt gilaaa. bnr” gabisa bayangin sesusah dan sesedih apa yang mereka semua lewatin. all my respect to everyone who suffered, sacrificed, and lost their lives because of this disaster 💔💔

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    Alonso17 8 月 24, 2026

    memoria histórica

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    jussim 8 月 24, 2026

    When you’re Soviet but you’re lowkey British

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    Sinay09 8 月 24, 2026

    Il n’y a rien à redire tant cette série est parfaite. Elle arrive parfaitement à retracer les événements qui ont conduit à la catastrophe de chernobyl et les conséquences de cette dernière. Elle place les erreurs/ les mensonges/ les doutes/ les peurs des Hommes au centre de l’histoire.

  50. A
    Adam Tenbarge 8 月 24, 2026

    88/100

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    EtTuBlu_Ray 8 月 24, 2026

    Pre-COVID reception of the COVID experience. Hmm

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    user34197126 8 月 24, 2026

    we have a passion for human fuck ups, so this is a MUST SEE. Truly told in a brilliant manner, this is a work of art one must experience first hand. If i worked there this wouldnt happen

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    mmhdamin88 8 月 24, 2026

    Do a favor to your self and watch this masterpiece. Any thing in this show is perfect; acting, plot, directing. 5/5

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    Paulalastuey 8 月 24, 2026

    Simplemente perfecta

  55. E
    Eva Santos 8 月 24, 2026

    Toxicity by s.o.a.d starts playing

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    Aadriann 8 月 24, 2026

    Es una historia tan horrorifica y la manera de contarlo me ha parecido excepcional, la estructura funciona muy bien. Me ha generado momentos de querer vomitar, y lo digo como algo positivo

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    Eric Lefisteur 8 月 24, 2026

    Savez vous comment fonctionne un réacteur RBMK ? Non ? Et bien moi non plus, jusqu’à aujourd’hui bien-sûr !

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    thibo_in_town 8 月 24, 2026

    this is a creation that requires more than one viewing throughout a lifetime. you will feel as if you were a part of those you were there; maybe you felt as if you had ran on hell’s rooftop for 90 seconds or as if you had to juggle between truth and lies at the cost of your life. but when the television turns black after the fifth episode and your streaming service immediately proposes you another new captivating show that…

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    MrWest77 8 月 24, 2026

    Mamita q buena serie

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    elizabeth 8 月 24, 2026

    Legosav is so intelligent that he’s hot…don’t come for me but iykykykyk 100% the best miniseries I’ve ever seen

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    z_f 8 月 24, 2026

    They explained everything well and it probably could’ve been a movie but then everyone would say it needed more details. Just weird how deluded some people were back then

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    saddeq 8 月 24, 2026

    طب ما الدقي فيها تلوث اكتر من كدا ومحصلش اخلاء للمكان ولا اتعمل عنه مسلسل يعني

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    Andrew 8 月 24, 2026

    I still believe this is one of the greatest miniseries ever created, especially its approach to perspective storytelling

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    Ted 8 月 24, 2026

    Watched this a while ago and forgot to log it. Everyone made me mad except the lady

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    metanet22 8 月 24, 2026

    Gerçeklerler bu qeder elaqeli olması adamın tuklerini biz biz edir cox gozel mini dizidi ordaki yaginsondurenlerin Hec bir şey harda melumati olmadan nükleer bir santral çekirdeğini söndürmeye çalışması etrafa saçılan qrafit parçaları eline alanların elinde deqiqesinde yaniqlarin emele gelmesi yukarıda olan insanların bezi movzulara isteseler nece laqeyt yanaşdigi madencilerin canlarını bu qeder insan ucun qurban vermeleri ama gunun sonunda coxdu bir şey olmurdu onlara deyesen ve santral patlayana qeder çalisdiqlari yer haqda melumati olmayan insanlar ve tebiki radiyasyonun dumanına valeh…

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    samuel1308 8 月 24, 2026

    La mejor miniserie de entre todas las plataformas. Con que crudeza es capaz de plasmar los horrores que suposo chernobil. Que muerte mas horrible que puede producir algo que ni si quiera eres capaz de ver. Un 10

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    giofedaisi 8 月 24, 2026

    one of the best hbo movies

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    sig 8 月 24, 2026

    burn this into my eyeballs forever

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    ashleypark021 8 月 24, 2026

    긴장감 넘침

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    614jack 8 月 24, 2026

    Crazy that some of these people gave their lives to save the world. That reactor melts into the water. goodbye Eurasia. it falls into the ground water. the same. brave souls

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    hakoniusgunnars 8 月 24, 2026

    finustu þættir

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    clxvk 8 月 24, 2026

    scarier than any horror. best miniseries oat

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    sly3rxxs 8 月 24, 2026

    5 часов тревоги и напряжения

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    eric_clapton67 8 月 24, 2026

    Chernobyl is based on the real tragedy from 1986 in CCCP in Ukraine. They choose a really good selection of actors, that represents the key roles in this tragedy.

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    suhleena 8 月 24, 2026

    the story of chernobyl has been my recent hyperfixation, and this story is truly devastating. it really shows how people in power are so ignorant. forcing workers to break the rule because he is of higher power than them, and other people of higher power denying what the workers had saw. that really pissed me off. the scary part about this is that it could happen again with one small mistake.

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    peanut0909 8 月 24, 2026

    Incredible series. Probably the best short series

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    Dan 8 月 24, 2026

    Absolute perfection. Uncomfortable as fuck. But, perfection.

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    Gabriel Sainz 8 月 24, 2026

    Eu não assistia uma série tão boa assim desde que assisti DARK pela primeira vez, não sei como explicar como eu fiquei tão imerso nessa história, se pá que eu to até contaminado depois disso.

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    FramebyFrame26 8 月 24, 2026

    Very gripping and suspenseful show that is visually striking in its dark aesthetic, with fantastic direction and acting. It stays away from cliches, flaws, or over-the-top stuff sometimes found in productions covering similar historical stories. Instead it focuses on quality and delivers a powerful message at the end. Highly recommended!

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    Petitt 8 月 24, 2026

    A great series, Harris and Skarsgard are a great duo in it.

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    Sereay 8 月 24, 2026

    ⭐️: 7.5/10

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    Paris hiltons little dog 8 月 24, 2026

    What the heck even is nuclear power anyway

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    malulagelmi 8 月 24, 2026

    me da ansiedad pensar que cuando yo muera eso sigue emitiendo radiación

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    49after 8 月 24, 2026

    shiey shouldve spoken in a british accent in his chernobyl exclusion zone exploration videos.

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    19 8 月 24, 2026

    Fenaydı ama keşke patlamayı gösterselerdi

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    pedro_edh 8 月 24, 2026

    Muito bom camaradas

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    urbanfervor91 8 月 24, 2026

    I had an urge to rewatch, so I’m not sure *I’m* okay. But it is really just firing on all cylinders. Emily Watson is so good. Bring back Dune: Prophecy.

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    Maisa 8 月 24, 2026

    Best one so far!

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    Bryan Dunn 8 月 24, 2026

    Harrowing, angering, heartbreaking – it may be dramatized, but in that there must be a kernel of truth and even that sliver is more than enough.

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    Matt Tyson 8 月 23, 2026

    This is basically my ideal intersection of genre, substance, politics, and filmmaking: a disaster thriller that is also a procedural, a moral drama, a portrait of institutional cowardice, and a genuinely terrifying story about what happens when a system becomes more committed to protecting itself than confronting reality. It’s a five-part systemic societal horror movie. The monster isn’t just the nuclear reactor, but holy moly that first episode. The monster is the secrecy, the bureaucracy, the ideology, the professional pride,…

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    Josh Bergman 8 月 23, 2026

    If done right, that COVID mini-series is gone hurt so good. MCU Actor: Stellan Skarsgard

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    dusty730 8 月 22, 2026

    Knowing of a meltdown, but not knowing any of the rest, this was fantastic. The depictions of things we knew to be awful, but they just go right ahead #deathbridge were poignant and the timeline of the story telling was killer. Dear Soviets, fuck you hahahaha it’s okay, not shit talking Russia, calm down KGB Putin thug

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    yangzom 8 月 22, 2026

    what a grim reminder of humanity’s greed and stupidity. but also utmost love and respect for the science community.

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    AnshumanTirale 8 月 21, 2026

    .

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    alice ᢉ𐭩 8 月 12, 2026

    “every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid.” absolutely terrifying, tense, haunting and emotional. Possibly the best mini series I’ve seen.

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    logan 8 月 6, 2026

    Interesting but not as moving as I expected

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    Rabarbarm 7 月 11, 2026

    PEAK

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    Sir Karar 6 月 1, 2026

    عجبني هم

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    Mekka Kai 5 月 25, 2026

    i’ve watch this film alone and couldn’t finished it cuz there is so many things that unfamiliar with me when i was a high scholar. but in collage i pick it up again after my basic chemistry prof told me the actual things that happen in this tragedy like the chemistry behind it and i watched it with my chemistry friends so we’re kinda like discuss a lot abt what why and how this tragedy happens makes it very memorable to me 😕🤍

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    codi barker 3 月 25, 2026

    this absolutely terrified me

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    Leia2308 3 月 14, 2026

    Absolutely incredible, but every episode horrifies me in a new way

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    miasistine 2 月 25, 2026

    6/5

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    Woodsurtwitch 12 月 24, 2025

    Très bonne fiction, imaginez si ça arrivait vrmt

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    nicknamedobritz 4 月 10, 2025

    sooner or later, the debt is paid

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    heillouszx 1 月 22, 2025

    Niceeee acting, good explaination, menambah wawasan, sadly it’s really happened in rl, i hate those mf

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    zainalabdeen99 12 月 7, 2023

    افضل مسلسل قصير على مر التاريخ

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    _delfordieres 7 月 20, 2019

    por un momento quise ser ingeniera nuclear

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J Jared Harris Valery Legasov
S Stellan Skarsgård Boris Shcherbina
E Emily Watson Ulana Khomyuk
P Paul Ritter Anatoly Dyatlov
J Jessie Buckley Lyudmilla Ignatenko
A Adam Nagaitis Vasily Ignatenko
S Sam Troughton Alexandr Akimov
R Robert Emms Leonid Toptunov
C Con O'Neill Viktor Bryukhanov
A Adrian Rawlins Nikolai Fomin
A Alan Williams KGB Chairman Charkov
D David Dencik Mikhail Gorbachev
M Mark Lewis Jones General Pikalov
R Ralph Ineson General Tarakanov
B Barry Keoghan Pavel
A Alex Ferns Glukhov
F Fares Fares Bacho
M Michael McElhatton Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
Director Johan Renck
Producer Sanne Wohlenberg, Jacqueline Lesko, Yevheniia Yatsuta
Executive Producer Jane Featherstone, Carolyn Strauss, Craig Mazin, Johan Renck, Chris Fry
Original Music Hildur Guðnadóttir
Sound Vincent Piponnier, Stuart Hilliker, Stefan Henrix, Joe Beal, Anna Wright, Philip Clements, Tom Stewart
Special Effects Phillip J. Braunschober, Linas Kuzminskas
Art Direction Gavin Fitch, Max Klaentschi, Paulius Dascioras, Karen Wakefield, Ainis Jankauskas, Elo Soode
Casting Nina Gold, Robert Sterne, Martin Ware
Synopsis
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.
Director
Johan Renck
Studio
SISTER, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO
Country
UK, USA
Language
English
Year
2019
Runtime
327 mins

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