Home > Chernobyl > Miniseries « TV Series Page Chernobyl: Miniseries (2019) Want to see Episode List Miniseries Chernobyl Critics Consensus Chernobyl rivets with a creeping dread that never dissipates, dramatizing a national tragedy with sterling craft and an intelligent dissection of institutional rot. 96% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 92 98% Audience Score User Ratings: 2389 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 1:23:45 Air date: May 6, 2019 April 26, 1986, Ukrainian SSR. Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant. More 2 Please Remain Calm Air date: May 13, 2019 With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent. More 3 Open Wide, O Earth Air date: May 20, 2019 Lyudmilla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley), a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's (Adam Nagaitis) contamination; Valery Legasov (Jared Harris) lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks. More 4 The Happiness of All Mankind Air date: May 27, 2019 Valery Legasov (Jared Harris) and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård) consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion. More 5 Vichnaya Pamyat Air date: Jun 3, 2019 Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård) and Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl. More Chernobyl: Miniseries Videos 0:44 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Date Announcement Teaser 1:00 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Featurette - Behind the Curtain 1:15 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Trailer - In The Weeks Ahead 2:28 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Trailer 0:44 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Episode 3 Trailer 0:39 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Episode 4 Trailer 3:23 Chernobyl: Season 1 Episode 4 Featurette - Behind the Scenes 2:28 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Featurette - After the Aftermath 3:27 Chernobyl: Mini-Series Episode 5 Featurette - Behind the Scenes View All Videos (9) Chernobyl: Miniseries Photos View All Photos (14) Tv Season Info CHERNOBYL dramatizes the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst human-made catastrophes in history, and tells the story of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation. Genre: Drama Network: HBO Premiere Date: May 6, 2019 Creator: Craig Mazin Exec. Producers: Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Craig Mazin Cast Jared Harris as Valery Legasov Paul Ritter as Anatoly Dyatlov Jessie Buckley as Lyudmilla Ignatenko Adrian Rawlins as Nikolai Fomin Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk Stellan Skarsgard as Boris Shcherbina Con O'Neill as Viktor Bryukhanov Sam Troughton Ralph Ineson Adam Nagaitis Mark Lewis Jones Fares Fares David Dencik Ross Armstrong Philip Barantini Barry Keoghan Show More Cast News & Interviews for Chernobyl: Miniseries 1917‘s Sam Mendes Wins Best Director at 2020 Directors Guild Awards, Cements Place As Oscar Favorite Best-Reviewed Movies and TV Shows 2019 The Biggest Moments of the 2020 Golden Globes: Shocks, Tears, and Brutal Zingers View All Chernobyl: Miniseries News Episodes 1 1:23:45 Air date: May 6, 2019 April 26, 1986, Ukrainian SSR. Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant. More 2 Please Remain Calm Air date: May 13, 2019 With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent. More 3 Open Wide, O Earth Air date: May 20, 2019 Lyudmilla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley), a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's (Adam Nagaitis) contamination; Valery Legasov (Jared Harris) lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks. More 4 The Happiness of All Mankind Air date: May 27, 2019 Valery Legasov (Jared Harris) and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård) consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion. More 5 Vichnaya Pamyat Air date: Jun 3, 2019 Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård) and Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl. More Critic Reviews for Chernobyl Miniseries All Critics (92) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (88) | Rotten (4) ...created with an awesome attention to historical accuracy and detail, brought back that harrowing event with frightening clarity and a superbly orchestrated sense of danger and dread. Dec 17, 2019 | Full Review… Graeme Blundell The Australian Top Critic With renewed interest in the 33-year-old disaster has come a curious sense of moralizing proprietorship - which makes you wonder what, exactly, people are getting from the miniseries. Jun 14, 2019 | Full Review… Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News Top Critic They've done a really great job depicting the emergency... [And] It's this amped-up version of the debate that we have now about issues like global warming and our inability to agree on facts apart from political spin. May 7, 2019 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic Chernobyl returns HBO to the forefront of networks daring to tell difficult stories of import without any seeming concerns about whether or not they'll be "hits." May 6, 2019 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Chernobyl is a thorough historical analysis, a gruesome disaster epic replete with oozing blisters and the ominous rattle of Geiger counters, and a mostly riveting drama. May 6, 2019 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic Chernobyl is relentlessly bleak, but it has a remarkable cumulative power. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Books, films, and spiritual practices which can serve as antidotes to our wayward capacities for violence. Feb 18, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Chernobyl is really the whole package - it's got a brain and a heart and some really thoughtful things to say. Dec 16, 2019 | Full Review… Ciara Wardlow Film School Rejects A riveting showcase for sheer storytelling craft ... Chernobyl is great TV - some of this year's best. Dec 10, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Mel Campbell ScreenHub While the first two episodes have been incredibly heavy, they have also been an exercise in stellar filmmaking and performing. Dec 5, 2019 | Full Review… Luke Hicks Film School Rejects Silence, on Chernobyl, becomes a killer and it's why this miniseries exists: to speak up so disasters like Chernobyl don't happen again. Dec 5, 2019 | Full Review… Rachel Bellwoar Flickering Myth The Chernobyl disaster is an ideal subject for a series like this. But while [Craig] Mazin makes an occasionally powerful case about the costs of willful ignorance, the show never transcends its horrifying subject. Dec 4, 2019 | Full Review… Alex Huntsberger Consequence of Sound View All Critic Reviews (92) Audience Reviews for Chernobyl: Miniseries 3d ago This is very difficult to watch but also very informational. I found it especially disturbing during our times especially with the extent to which governments are institutionalizing lying to the public. And wouldn't you know a quick search for more information on Chernobyl turns up a website from the nuclear industry which basically tries to debunk everything we've learned. Claudine J 5d ago Probably the most depressing piece of media I've ever consumed. But still, I think it's a must watch for everyone. Gabriel A May 25, 2020 Muy buena, como casi todas las series de HBO. Len G May 24, 2020 Intense and gripping. Even though many season are not "action" oriented, the looming threat of radiation plus the incompetence of the Soviet system provide a constant tension that kept me enthralled. Some people may think it strange that most of the actors had English accents rather than Russian, but I've heard too many back "Rocky and Bullwinkle" imitations in other movies to make me glad the filmmakers did not go that route. Andrew L May 22, 2020 Complex characters with their own morals and personalities and how they each have been affected from this disaster are depicted well. The story is also still relevant today which is why this works well. Stathis T May 08, 2020 Best direction,historically sound facts. Naseer U May 06, 2020 What attracted me most was the attention to fine detail in the first 10 minutes, I lived those years I knew them well, frankly I remembered my childhood and cried, so I thank the directing crew for that deep artistic touch Apr 27, 2020 What a fantastic bit of television this was. So well produced, so well acted. This is a must see for anyone! Tyler-Jae E Apr 27, 2020 brilliant, absolutely riveting. extremely relevant still David H Apr 27, 2020 It's amazing how they show the reality with so emotion and raw way. 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