Miniseries (2019)
Release date: 2019-05-06
User rating:
9 / 10
Screenwriter: Craig Mazin
Episodes (5):
1. 1:23:45
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.
Release date: 2019-05-06
2. Please Remain Calm
With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.
Release date: 2019-05-13
3. Open Wide, O Earth
Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination. Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.
Release date: 2019-05-20
4. The Happiness of All Mankind
Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.
Release date: 2019-05-27
5. Vichnaya Pamyat
Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
Release date: 2019-06-03
Cast
Jared Harris
as Valery Legasov
Stellan Skarsgård
as Boris Shcherbina
Emily Watson
as Ulana Khomyuk
Paul Ritter
as Anatoly Dyatlov
Jessie Buckley
as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Adam Nagaitis
as Vasily Ignatenko
Sam Troughton
as Alexandr Akimov
Robert Emms
as Leonid Toptunov
Con O'Neill
as Viktor Bryukhanov
Adrian Rawlins
as Nikolai Fomin
Alan Williams
as KGB Chairman Charkov
David Dencik
as Mikhail Gorbachev
Mark Lewis Jones
as General Pikalov
Ralph Ineson
as General Tarakanov
Barry Keoghan
as Pavel
Alex Ferns
as Glukhov
Fares Fares
as Bacho
Michael McElhatton
as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
Crew - click here to expand
Jane Featherstone - Executive Producer, Chris Fry - Co-Executive Producer, Carolyn Strauss - Executive Producer, Johan Renck - Co-Executive Producer, Craig Mazin - Executive Producer, Sanne Wohlenberg - Producer, Jakob Ihre - Director of Photography, Luke Hull - Production Design, Odile Dicks-Mireaux - Costume Design, Gavin Fitch - Art Direction, Claire Levinson-Gendler - Set Decoration, Hildur Guðnadóttir - Original Music Composer, Nina Gold - Casting, Robert Sterne - Casting, Max Klaentschi - Art Direction, Paulius Dascioras - Art Direction, Donatas Bakanas - Unit Manager, Justinas Breimelis - Assistant Unit Manager, Renuaras Krivelis - Construction Manager, Justinas Petravicius - Data Wrangler, Vincent Piponnier - Sound Recordist, Chloe Muton-Philips - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Liyana Mansor - Visual Effects Editor, Lukas Kudapcenka - Third Assistant Director, Evaldas Dabašinskas - Transportation Coordinator, Karen Wakefield - Supervising Art Director, Nancy Connor - Scenic Artist, Grigory Kutsenko - Set Dresser, Vytas Gudlevicius - Key Grip, Henrikas Gudlevičius - Best Boy Grip, Bozena Maisejenko - Makeup Supervisor, Fay Hancocks - Visual Effects Production Manager, Pete Baxter - Visual Effects Compositor, Charlotte Laing - Digital Intermediate Producer, Daniel Parker - Makeup Designer, Robert How - Line Producer, Nicola Morrow - Production Manager, Vytautas Riabovas - Location Scout, Andrius Zvaliauskas - Assistant Unit Manager, Dominee Reid - Scenic Artist, Ants Martin Vahur - Steadicam Operator, Jonas Burnickis - Drone Operator, Matas Jankauskas - Drone Operator, Hannah Eccleston - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Asta Cancingeriene - Unit Medic, Beth Hart - Visual Effects Production Assistant, Colin Eade - Visual Effects Compositor, Karolis Kasikauskas - Key Set Production Assistant, Ainis Jankauskas - Art Direction, Darius Stelmokas - Assistant Set Dresser, Marc-Jason Maier - Digital Imaging Technician, Marius Zilenas - Grip, Phillip J. Braunschober - Special Effects Technician, Craig Ferreira - First Assistant Editor, Alicia Aguilera - Visual Effects Compositor, William Carley - 3D Artist, Daniel Parker - Prosthetic Designer, Cheyenne Conway - Production Manager, Polly Jefferies - Production Coordinator, Aukse Veitaite - Production Secretary, Tautvydas Savukaitis - Second Second Assistant Director, Darius Baltusis - Assistant Location Manager, Vasilij Kazakevic - Transportation Captain, Ieva Buzinskaite - Art Department Coordinator, James O'Brien - Sculptor, Martynas Kosas - Set Dresser, Paulius Dranseika - Standby Carpenter, Feliksas Abrukauskas - Additional Camera, Rimvydas Leipus - Additional Camera, Dalia Vizgirdaite - Costume Assistant, Emma Faulkes - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Mac McGeary - Health and Safety, Måns Månsson - Second Unit Director, Francesc Prat Duten - Second Unit First Assistant Director, Paul Jones - Visual Effects Producer, Howard Truong - Visual Effects Production Assistant, Anita Berkhane - Visual Effects Editor, Connor Kitto - Matchmove Supervisor, Naomi Joy Todd - Dialect Coach, Laura Ng - Standby Art Director, Domantas Jakucionis - Draughtsman, Arturas But - Set Dresser, Ona Kvintaité - Set Dresser, Justinas Baciuska - Set Dressing Buyer, J-P Passi - Additional Camera, Sylvie Ong - Costume Supervisor, Giedre Matuleviciene - Seamstress, Ula Pakalniskyte - Makeup Supervisor, Marta Skalska - Makeup & Hair, Steven Godfrey - 3D Supervisor, Tom Pegg - Visual Effects Compositor, Eleanor Rogers - Visual Effects Compositor, Vasco Cerqueira - Visual Effects Compositor, Jay Murray - Visual Effects Compositor, Paulo Darco - Visual Effects Compositor, Alistair Darby - 3D Artist, Mark Pascoe - 3D Artist, Une Liandzbergyte - Assistant Production Coordinator, Renata Dobrikiene - Assistant Accountant, Jill McCullough - Dialect Coach, Tomas Jankauskas - Graphic Designer, Saulius Lukoševičius - Additional Camera, Janne Jannsen - Drone Operator, Jonas Balys Paslauskas - Electrician, Žaneta Jasiūnienė - Makeup & Hair, Rūta Padvelskytė - Makeup Trainee, Nessa Zhang Mingfang - 3D Artist, Lindsay McFarlane - Visual Effects Producer, Jacqueline Lesko - Co-Producer, Amy Sharman - Production Secretary, Chris Roufs - Script Supervisor, Vita Survilaite - Casting Assistant, Justas Paliukaitis - Draughtsman, Donatas Pirstelis - Construction Manager, Ieva Rojūtė - Set Dressing Buyer, Holly McLean - Assistant Costume Designer, Martina Byrne - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Victoria Money - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Patrick Dean - Visual Effects Production Assistant, Alice Locuratolo - Visual Effects Compositor, Pasquale Riefoil - VFX Artist, Stafford Lawrence - Animation Supervisor, John Kay - Animation, Heidi Elliott - Animation, Philip Clements - Foley Mixer, Magali Gibert - Head of Production, Birute Masaityte-Judickiene - Assistant Production Coordinator, Felicity Hickman - Set Decoration Buyer, Jo Vaughan - Animal Wrangler, Egidijus Braziūnas - Rigging Gaffer, Ricardas Rutkauskas - Electrician, Anna Munro - Costume Supervisor, Jurga Kleizaitè - Costume Assistant, Jovana Jovanavic - Makeup & Hair, Rūta Miglinaitė - Makeup & Hair, Robyn Woolley - Visual Effects Production Assistant, Duane Lafayette-Barton - Visual Effects Editor, Aiste Borjas - Travel Coordinator, Kristina Valvoliene - Assistant Accountant, Jackie Gilbey - Assistant Accountant, Dalia Survilaitė - Local Casting, Goda Gajauskaite - Assistant Location Manager, Andrius Zubkaitis - Leadman, Evaldas Simelevicius - Set Dressing Buyer, Sofia Larsson - First Assistant "A" Camera, Gustav Gerdes - Drone Operator, Matas Jurginis - Video Assist Operator, Dmitrij Sinelscikov - Electrician, Gerda Kajeniene - Wardrobe Supervisor, Natalie Mitchell - Makeup & Hair, Kati Hood - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, J-P Passi - Second Unit Director of Photography, David Meanti - First Assistant Director, Tadas Ustinavicius - Armorer, Karin Jakobsson - Second Assistant "A" Camera, Mantautas Klimas - Camera Trainee, Dovydas Strioga - Grip, Simonas Jakubauskas - Drone Operator, Tobias Henriksson - Gaffer, Vidmantas Kralikauskas - Electrician, Luke Letkey - 2D Supervisor, George Butler - Visual Effects Production Assistant, Phil Gifford - VFX Artist, Lukas Niemczyk - VFX Artist, Karen Walker - Second Assistant Accountant, Simonas Šaineris - Set Production Assistant, Liam Daniel - Still Photographer, Julius Karvelis - Assistant Location Manager, Marius Smailys - Set Dresser, Vytautas Ruminas - Set Dresser, Martynas Baltrusaitis - Set Dresser, Ants Martin Vahur - "A" Camera Operator, Audrius Budrys - Additional Camera, Titas Obelenis - Data Wrangler, Giedrius Bukaitis - Best Boy Electrician, Lucy Sibbick - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Lucy Pittard - Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Jan Hrebicek - 3D Artist, Andy Potter - 3D Artist, Dalia Daugilytė - Casting Assistant, Aurelijus Silkinis - Assistant Location Manager, Anita Dhillon - Graphic Designer, Martynas Vinciunas - Set Dresser, Filip Lyman - "B" Camera Operator, Rolandas Joneliūkštis - First Assistant "B" Camera, Christian Pellving - Drone Operator, Nicolas Fejoz - Boom Operator, Jonas Cepulis - Electrician, Daiva Petrulytė - Assistant Costume Designer, Claudius Rauch - Special Effects Supervisor, James Cox - Health and Safety, Max Dennison - Visual Effects Supervisor, James Robson - 3D Artist, Eliot Speed - Animation, Anna Wright - Foley Artist, Arnas Ringaitis - Production Manager, Rita Struziene - Production Accountant, Martin Ware - Casting Associate, Linas Astramskas - Assistant Location Manager, Jurgis Paskevicius - Set Dresser, Vitalij Strigunkov - Standby Painter, Aleksandr Petrovskij - Second Assistant "B" Camera, Greta Butrimaviciute - Costume Assistant, Greta Vitkauskaite - Costume Assistant, Giedre Girdauskaite - Costume Assistant, Vėjūnė Tamuliūnaitė - Costume Assistant, Bozena Maisejenko - Hair Supervisor, Aivaras Sidla - Second Unit Location Manager, Evyen Klean - Music Supervisor, George Cressey - Visual Effects Compositor, Andrew Robertson - 3D Artist, Harriette Cates - 3D Artist, Elaine Waugh - Post Production Supervisor, Mantautas Kvedaras - Production Manager, Egle Zajankauskaite - Production Assistant, Astrid Sieben - Standby Art Director, Gintas Matonis - Construction Manager, Lina Geciene - Assistant Set Decoration, Andrius Savickas - Set Dresser, Emilija Einoryte - Assistant Set Dresser, Gvido Puke - Drone Operator, Nikolas Verseckas - Video Assist Operator, Zygimantas Strolia - Electrician, Julio Parodi - Hair Supervisor, Barrie Gower - Prosthetic Supervisor, Paul Spateri - Prosthetic Supervisor, Ting Yu Sylvester - Visual Effects Compositor, Guled Ahmed - Visual Effects Compositor, Elena Topouzoglou - Visual Effects Compositor, Philipp Kratzer - VFX Artist, Colin Tunnicliffe - Animation, Ieva Svitojute - Production Coordinator, Sarah Stiff - Assistant Accountant, Brett Thomas - Second Assistant Director, Evelina Verčinskaja - Second Second Assistant Director, Neil Floyd - Graphic Designer, Jone Grubyte - Art Department Assistant, Justin Hayzelden - Property Master, Gwen Griffiths - Animal Wrangler, Aliona Abasova - Seamstress, Natalija Samonenko - Seamstress, Linas Kuzminskas - Special Effects Technician, Jimmy Rogers - 3D Artist, Louise Stevenson - Digital Intermediate Producer, Nick Timms - Online Editor, Joe Beal - Sound Designer, Elisenda Faustino - 3D Artist, Terry Tsang - Roto Supervisor, Stefan Henrix - Supervising Sound Editor, Michael Maroussas - Dialogue Editor, Harry Barnes - ADR Supervisor, Emily Greeley - Visual Effects Compositor, Daniel Churchill - Visual Effects Compositor, Alex Alvarez - Animation, Jean-Clement Soret - Colorist, Jolan Auzeby - VFX Artist, Stuart Hilliker - Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Tom Stewart - Foley Editor, Yevheniia Yatsuta - Co-Producer, Craig Mazin - Screenplay, Elo Soode - Concept Artist, Elo Soode - Conceptual Design, Clare Cheetham - Visual Effects Producer, Nataša Nikolić - Makeup Supervisor