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Chernobyl – Miniseries, Episode 2 Please Remain Calm

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With untold millions at risk, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of a second explosion that could devastate the continent.
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Jared Harris

Valery Legasov

Stellan Skarsgård

Boris Shcherbina

Emily Watson

Ulana Khomyuk

Paul Ritter

Anatoly Dyatlov

Jessie Buckley

Lyudmilla Ignatenko

Adrian Rawlins

Nikolai Fomin
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Episode Info

Synopsis With untold millions at risk, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of a second explosion that could devastate the continent.
Director
Johan Renck
Executive Producer
Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone
Screenwriter
Craig Mazin
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 13, 2019
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