TV Series · 2026
Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
44 min · Documentary · Ended
Composite
5.5
IMDb
7.2 / 10
167 votes
TMDB
8.8 / 10
4 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
Featuring revealing interviews with survivors speaking publicly for the first time, alongside rare insight into the CIA and Soviet responses, this series exposes a web of secrecy, miscalculation, and human cost. Astonishing new footage from inside the nuclear exclusion zone reveals how this scarred landscape is once again under siege as war encroaches on one of the most dangerous places on Earth.
Trailer
Cast
Crew
Editing
- Ian Strang Editor
- Benedict Jackson Editor
- Jack Waters Online Editor
Production
- David Dugan Executive Producer
- Carlo Massarella Executive Producer
- Tom Cook Producer
- Carolyn Payne Executive Producer
- Amy Entelis Executive Producer
- Lyle Gamm Executive Producer
- Katie Hinman Executive Producer
- Farne Sinclair Line Producer
- Sophie Hadley Production Coordinator
- Alyona Synegina Producer
Sound
- Alex Gruz Original Music Composer
Seasons & episodes
Miniseries (1 ep)
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4. Truth
Apr 20, 2026 · 44 min
14 months after the disaster, plant operators face a Soviet show trial. At the reactor, scientists hunt for the deadly remains of the radioactive fuel. As the USSR crumbles, an independent investigation reveals the true cause of the accident, and the full scale of the cover up. 40 years later, the nuclear exclusion zone turns into a war zone.
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