Chernobyl

2019 miniseries about the Chernobyl disaster

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"Chernobyl" is a 2019 television miniseries that dramatizes the 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. The series explores the disaster itself and its catastrophic human and environmental consequences, making it a significant historical account of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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FilmAffinity ID: 624827
Official website: www.hbo.com/chernobyl
Motto: What is the cost of lies?

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number of episodes: 5
title: Chernobyl
publication date: 2019-05-06
start time: 2019-05-06
end time: 2019-06-03
hashtag: ChernobylHBO
review score: 95%

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Chernobyl is a 2019 historical drama television miniseries that revolves around the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 and the cleanup efforts that followed. The series was created and written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, and Paul Ritter. The series was produced by HBO in the United States and Sky UK in the United Kingdom.

The five-part series premiered simultaneously in the United States on May 6, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on May 7. It received widespread critical acclaim for its performances, historical accuracy, atmosphere, tone, screenplay, cinematography, and musical score. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it received nineteen nominations and won for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing, while Harris, Skarsgård, and Watson received acting nominations. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the series won for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Skarsgård won for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. At the 2020 BAFTA TV Awards it won best miniseries and Harris won for Best Actor.