Chernobyl (2019)
Show title: Chernobyl
IMDb score:
9,3 (1.042.533)
Episodes: 5
Playing time: 5 hour and 10 minutes
Developed by: Craig Mazin
Stars: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson
Origin:
United States / United Kingdom
Releasedate: Monday 6 May 2019
First aired on: HBO (Verenigde Staten)
This season is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and Actresses
Valery Legasov
Boris Shcherbina
Ulana Khomyuk
Anatoly Dyatlov
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Vasily Ignatenko
Alexandr Akimov
Leonid Toptunov
Viktor Bryukhanov
Nikolai Fomin
KGB Chairman Charkov
Mikhail Gorbachev
General Pikalov
General Tarakanov
Pavel
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13430 messages
- 11264 votes
Great mini-series about the nuclear disaster after an explosion at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in 1986. Obviously a fascinating story that comes through here in many facets. Impressive to see the magnitude of the disaster, and especially the power of the radioactive radiation and the entire clean-up operation and the people who had to deal with it. Furthermore, the role of the government also plays a major role here. Excellent acting and beautiful music (ominous sounds by Hildur Guðnadóttir).
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Donkerwoud
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- 8773 messages
- 3996 votes
Difficult to assess. Clearly well made and the setting/acting are of a masterly level. No expense has been spared to bring the Chernobyl and Pripyat area to life. In that sense, I understand that many people are enchanted by this production, because it is definitely a compelling story. But along the way, a certain irritation crept over me at how the complex geopolitical histories of the Soviet Union and Ukraine are narrowed into an America that looks to itself. The few subtle analogies with the Trump presidency. Like hammering in the tagline 'What is the cost of lies?' as an alarmist message to outline the danger of populist and anti-scientific politics. Heroes and villains are magnified, and there's even room for a comedic 'buddy cop' dynamic between a scientist and an army figure. And that while the miniseries - ironically enough - itself also perpetuates mythologies, such as a spectacular helicopter crash or the poetic events surrounding the Bridge of Death. 'Chernobyl' (2019) is not very self-reflective towards its own 'lies', while it presents itself as historically accurate and scientifically substantiated.
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