In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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S01E011:23:45
Aired: 2019-05-06
Show details expand_morePlant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
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S01E02Please Remain Calm
Aired: 2019-05-13
Show details expand_moreWith untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.
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S01E03Open Wide, O Earth
Aired: 2019-05-20
Show details expand_moreLyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination; Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
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S01E04The Happiness of All Mankind
Aired: 2019-05-27
Show details expand_moreValery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris. Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.
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S01E05Vichnaya Pamyat
Aired: 2019-06-03
Show details expand_moreValery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.