Chernobyl Season 1 Releasing on HBO at May 6, 2019
Drama, History, Thriller | TV Mini-Series (2019)
Chernobyl is a 2019 historical drama television miniseries produced by HBO and Sky UK. Created and written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, the series revolves around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the cleanup efforts that followed. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, and Emily Watson.
The five-part series premiered in the United States on May 6, 2019, and concurrently in the United Kingdom on May 7, to critical acclaim. 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.
►Chernobyl Season 1 Episode 1 S01E01 (1:23:45)
Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic April 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
►Chernobyl Season 1 Episode 2 S01E02 (Please Remain Calm)
With untold millions at risk, Ulana makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery and warn him about the threat of a second explosion.
►Chernobyl Season 1 Episode 3 S01E03 (Open Wide, O Earth)
Valery creates a detailed plan to decontaminate Chernobyl; Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband’s contamination.
►Chernobyl Season 1 Episode 4 S01E04 (The Happiness of All Mankind)
Valery and Boris attempt to find solutions to removing the radioactive debris; Ulana attempts to find out the cause of the explosion.
►Chernobyl Season 1 Episode 5 S01E05 (Vichnaya Pamyat)
Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
Creators: Craig Mazin
Directors: Johan Renck
Writers: Craig Mazin
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Nagaitis, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, Robert Emms
►Cast
| Jessie Buckley | … | Lyudmilla Ignatenko 5 episodes, 2019 |
| Jared Harris | … | Valery Legasov 5 episodes, 2019 |
| Stellan Skarsgård | … | Boris Shcherbina 5 episodes, 2019 |
| Adam Nagaitis | … | Vasily Ignatenko 4 episodes, 2019 |
| Emily Watson | … | Ulana Khomyuk 4 episodes, 2019 |
| Paul Ritter | … | Anatoly Dyatlov 4 episodes, 2019 |
| Robert Emms | … | Leonid Toptunov 4 episodes, 2019 |
| Sam Troughton | … | Alexandr Akimov 4 episodes, 2019 |
| Karl Davies | … | Viktor Proskuryakov 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Michael Socha | … | Mikhail 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Laura Elphinstone | … | Oksana 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Jan Ricica | … | Oksana’s Kid 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Adrian Rawlins | … | Nikolai Fomin 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Alan Williams | … | KGB Chairman Charkov 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Con O’Neill | … | Viktor Bryukhanov 3 episodes, 2019 |
| Douggie McMeekin | … | Yuvchenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Nadia Clifford | … | Dr. Svetlana Zinchenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| David Dencik | … | Mikhail Gorbachev 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Gerard Kearns | … | Pravik 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Mark Lewis Jones | … | General Pikalov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Adam Lundgren | … | Brazhnik 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Michael Shaeffer | … | Blond Man 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Jamie Sives | … | Sitnikov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Ron Cook | … | Old Maternity Doctor 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Povilas Jatkevicius | … | Kibenok 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Jay Simpson | … | Perevozchenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Joshua Leese | … | Kirschenbaum 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Ross Armstrong | … | Nikolai Gorbachenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Paulius Markevicius | … | Aleksandr Kudryavstev / … 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Billy Postlethwaite | … | Boris Stolyarchuk 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Ralph Ineson | … | General Tarakanov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Baltasar Breki Samper | … | Ananenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Barry Keoghan | … | Pavel 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Philip Barantini | … | Bezpalov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Amanda Drew | … | Kremlin Aide Female 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Oscar Dyekjær Giese | … | Baranov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Karolis Kasperavicius | … | Viktor Degtaryenko 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Cait Davis | … | Local Wife / … 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Darius Petkevicius | … | Local Husband 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Donald Sumpter | … | Zharkov 2 episodes, 2019 |
| Tomas Zaibus | … | Policeman / … 2 episodes, 2019 |
| June Watson | … | Old Woman Babushka 1 episode, 2019 |
| Josef Altin | … | Soldier 1 episode, 2019 |
| Matthew Needham | … | Dmitri 1 episode, 2019 |
| Sergejus Ivanovas | … | Survey Soldier 1 episode, 2019 |
| Rosie Sheehy | … | Nurse Pripyat 1 episode, 2019 |
| Caoilfhionn Dunne | … | Yenina 1 episode, 2019 |
| Pandora Colin | … | Dr. Vetrova 1 episode, 2019 |
| Alexej Manvelov | … | Garo 1 episode, 2019 |
| Fares Fares | … | Bacho 1 episode, 2019 |
| Josef Davies | … | Janek 1 episode, 2019 |
| Simonas Dovidauskas | … | KGB Driver 1 episode, 2019 |
| Rachel Atkins | … | Niyazova 1 episode, 2019 |
| Velta Zygure | … | Elderly Librarian 1 episode, 2019 |
| Paulius Cizinauskas | … | KGB Agent Library 1 episode, 2019 |
| Mark Bagnall | … | Jughashvili (Robot Operator) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Michael McElhatton | … | Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin 1 episode, 2019 |
| Hilton McRae | … | Judge Milan Kadnikov 1 episode, 2019 |
| Ian Pirie | … | Site Officer Masha 1 episode, 2019 |
| Sam Strike | … | Misha 1 episode, 2019 |
| Alex Ferns | … | Glukhov 1 episode, 2019 |
| Andrew Sheridan | … | Biorobot 1 episode, 2019 |
| James Cosmo | … | Miner 1 episode, 2019 |
| Sammy Hayman | … | Titenok 1 episode, 2019 |
| Lukas Malinauskas | … | Biorobot Soldier 1 episode, 2019 |
| Kieran O’Brien | … | Khodemchuck 1 episode, 2019 |
| Arnas Danusas | … | Soldier (Miner’s Bus) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Marius Karolis Gotbergas | … | Biorobot Soldier 1 episode, 2019 |
| Peter Guinness | … | Major Burov 1 episode, 2019 |
| Michael Colgan | … | Mikhail Shchadov 1 episode, 2019 |
| Laurence Spellman | … | Commission Heli Pilot 1 episode, 2019 |
| James Kermack | … | Miner 1 episode, 2019 |
| Alison Pargeter | … | BCP HQ Aide Female 1 episode, 2019 |
| Victor McGuire | … | Garanin 1 episode, 2019 |
| Karolis Vilkas | … | Miner 1 episode, 2019 |
| Sakalas Uzdavinys | … | Ilya Ivanovich Chulkov 1 episode, 2019 |
| Sarunas Datenis | … | Soldier (Reactor Site) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Deividas Breive | … | Soldier (Mobile Office) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Matas Dirgincius | … | Vladimir Tishchura 1 episode, 2019 |
| Aidas Jurgaitis | … | Soldier (Shelter) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Aiste Gramantaite | … | Bartender in Polyssia Hotel 1 episode, 2019 |
| Caolan Byrne | … | Day Shift Worker 1 episode, 2019 |
| Stephen Bisland | … | Night Shift Worker 1 episode, 2019 |
| Alex Blake | … | Petrovich 1 episode, 2019 |
| Daniel Crossley | … | Stasiuk 1 episode, 2019 |
| Lucy Russell | … | Marina Gruzinskaya 1 episode, 2019 |
| Diarmaid Murtagh | … | Zukauskas 1 episode, 2019 |
| Natasha Radski | … | Russian News Reader 1 episode, 2019 |
| Yitzchak Averbuch | … | General 1 episode, 2019 |
| Joe Tucker | … | Plant Employee 1 episode, 2019 |
| Bartas Erminas | … | Civilian in a Hospital (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Dainius Jucius | … | Minister of Finance of Pripyat (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Roman Listopad | … | Civilian (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Danguole Ragazinskaite | … | Civilian (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Petras Simonis | … | Dyatlov’s Guard (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |
| Jimmy Walker | … | Airman Pavel (uncredited) 1 episode, 2019 |