In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
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- Won 10 Primetime Emmys. Another 77 wins & 60 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
Jessie Buckley | ... |
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
(5 episodes, 2019)
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Jared Harris | ... |
Valery Legasov
(5 episodes, 2019)
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Stellan Skarsgård | ... |
Boris Shcherbina
(5 episodes, 2019)
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Adam Nagaitis | ... |
Vasily Ignatenko
(4 episodes, 2019)
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Emily Watson | ... |
Ulana Khomyuk
(4 episodes, 2019)
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Paul Ritter | ... |
Anatoly Dyatlov
(4 episodes, 2019)
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Robert Emms | ... |
Leonid Toptunov
(4 episodes, 2019)
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Sam Troughton | ... |
Alexandr Akimov
(4 episodes, 2019)
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Karl Davies | ... |
Viktor Proskuryakov
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Michael Socha | ... |
Mikhail
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Laura Elphinstone | ... |
Oksana
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Jan Ricica | ... |
Oksana's Kid
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Adrian Rawlins | ... |
Nikolai Fomin
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Alan Williams | ... |
KGB Chairman Charkov
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Con O'Neill | ... |
Viktor Bryukhanov
(3 episodes, 2019)
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Douggie McMeekin | ... |
Yuvchenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Nadia Clifford | ... |
Dr. Svetlana Zinchenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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David Dencik | ... |
Mikhail Gorbachev
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Gerard Kearns | ... |
Pravik
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Jamie Sives | ... |
Sitnikov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Mark Lewis Jones | ... |
General Pikalov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Michael Shaeffer | ... |
Blond Man
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Adam Lundgren | ... |
Brazhnik
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Jay Simpson | ... |
Perevozchenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Ron Cook | ... |
Old Maternity Doctor
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Povilas Jatkevicius | ... |
Kibenok
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Joshua Leese | ... |
Kirschenbaum
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Ross Armstrong | ... |
Nikolai Gorbachenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Billy Postlethwaite | ... |
Boris Stolyarchuk
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Paulius Markevicius | ... |
Aleksandr Kudryavstev
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(2 episodes, 2019)
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Ralph Ineson | ... |
General Tarakanov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Baltasar Breki Samper | ... |
Ananenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Barry Keoghan | ... |
Pavel
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Philip Barantini | ... |
Bezpalov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Amanda Drew | ... |
Kremlin Aide Female
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Oscar Dyekjær Giese | ... |
Baranov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Karolis Kasperavicius | ... |
Viktor Degtaryenko
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Darius Petkevicius | ... |
Local Husband
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Cait Davis | ... |
Local Wife
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(2 episodes, 2019)
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Donald Sumpter | ... |
Zharkov
(2 episodes, 2019)
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Tomas Zaibus | ... |
Policeman
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(2 episodes, 2019)
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June Watson | ... |
Old Woman Babushka
(1 episode, 2019)
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Josef Altin | ... |
Soldier
(1 episode, 2019)
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Matthew Needham | ... |
Dmitri
(1 episode, 2019)
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Rosie Sheehy | ... |
Nurse Pripyat
(1 episode, 2019)
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Sergejus Ivanovas | ... |
Survey Soldier
(1 episode, 2019)
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Caoilfhionn Dunne | ... |
Yenina
(1 episode, 2019)
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Alexej Manvelov | ... |
Garo
(1 episode, 2019)
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Pandora Colin | ... |
Dr. Vetrova
(1 episode, 2019)
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Fares Fares | ... |
Bacho
(1 episode, 2019)
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Production Companies
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- Sister Pictures (produced by)
- Sister (produced by)
- Sky Television
- The Mighty Mint (produced by)
- Word Games (produced by)
Distributors
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2019) (United States) (tv)
- Sky Atlantic (2019) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Amediateka (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- DiziMax (2019) (Turkey) (tv) (Dizimax Drama)
- HBO España (2019) (Spain) (tv)
- HBO Latin America Group (2019) (Venezuela) (video) (VOD)
- HBO Latin America (2019) (Argentina) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2019) (Portugal) (tv)
- IVI (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- KINO1TV (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- KION (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- NTV-PLUS Online TV (2022) (Russia) (tv)
- Nova Cinema (2019) (Greece) (tv)
- OKKO (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- Orange Cinéma Séries (2019) (France) (tv)
- Polyband (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Polyband (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sky Atlantic HD (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- WINK (2019) (Russia) (streaming service - free or paid)
- Ziggo Movies & Series XL (2019) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
- Axis Studios
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
- Postmodern Digital
Other Companies
- BCD Entertainment Travel (travel services)
- Baltic Film Services (Production Services)
- Deutsche Grammophon (soundtrack)
- Galvotas (digital imaging technician)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Radioaktive Film (production services)
- Technicolor London (post-production facilities)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In April 1986, a huge explosion erupted at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine. This series follows the stories of the men and women, who tried to contain the disaster, as well as those who gave their lives preventing a subsequent and worse one. |
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Taglines | What is the cost of lies? See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Initial filming started on May 13, 2018, in Fabijoniskes, a residential district in Vilnius, Lithuania, which was used to portray the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, since the district maintained an authentic Soviet atmosphere. At the end of March, production moved to Visaginas, Lithuania, to shoot both the exterior and interior of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, a decommissioned nuclear power station that is sometimes referred to as "Chernobyl's sister" due to its visual resemblance and the nuclear reactor design used at both Chernobyl and Ignalina (RBMK nuclear power reactor). See more » |
Goofs | People refer to each other in the form "Comrade-surname," which is inappropriate among colleagues. Dyatlov's subordinates would have called him "Dyatlov" among themselves and "Anatoly Stepanovich" (his first name and patronymic) when addressing him directly, rather than "Comrade Dyatlov." However, it is likely the writers decided against using the correct forms of address to avoid confusion with non-Russian viewers, who might think, for example, that Stepanovich is Dyatlov's surname. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #2.109 (2019). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Door See more » |