HBO’s 2019 series Chernobyl— also known as HBO’s apology for Game of Thrones— was critically acclaimed for its recreation of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster of 1986. The series, for the most part, gave us an accurate look into the history, politics, and science of the disaster, with great attention to detail in the production
Since it aired, starting in May 2019, HBO’s Chernobyl series has been subjected to a lot of scrutiny regarding its accuracy. There’s much to be critical of. The “fear of the bullet” atmosphere it invokes is more appropriate for the Stalin era than the Gorbachev; its depiction of accident hazards is often dramatically exaggerated (there was never any risk of a multiple-megaton explosion
In 1986, a large nuclear explosion took place at the CHERNOBYL power plant in the Soviet Union. This series recounts the historical event, beginning with the immediate reactions by those in the plant and the surrounding areas and telescoping out to see how the disaster was dealt with by scientists and government agents, as well as how it affected the general population of Russia.
The final episode of the miniseries Chernobyl aired on Tuesday, bringing the harrowing true story to a dramatic close. In contrast with HBO’s other flagship TV show Game of Thrones, Chernobyl was announced with very little fanfare.
And yet “Chernobyl,” written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, has attracted more than 9 million cumulative viewers to date, according to HBO — plus 6.5 million downloads or views
4. Chernobyl 3828. Chernobyl 3828 is Mazin’s top recommended Chernobyl documentary according to Twitter thread he wrote giving a ‘reading list’ of his favourite books and films on the subject.
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