Chernobyl
Cast & Crew
Jared Harris Valery Legasov
Stellan Skarsgard Boris Shcherbina
Emily Watson Ulana Khomyuk
Paul Ritter Anatoly Dyatlov
Jessie Buckley Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Adrian Rawlins Nikolai Fomin
Con O'Neill Viktor Bryukhanov
Sam Troughton Akimov
Ralph Ineson General Tarakanov
Mark Lewis Jones General Pikalov
David Dencik Gorbachev
Craig Mazin Executive Producer
Carolyn Strauss Executive Producer
Jane Featherstone Executive Producer
Craig Mazin Writer
Johan Renck Director
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, April 2
1:23:45
Season 1 • Episode 1
Plant workers and firefighters work to control an explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
Wednesday, April 2
Please Remain Calm
Season 1 • Episode 2
Nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk fears that a second explosion could devastate the continent.
Wednesday, April 2
Open Wide, O Earth
Season 1 • Episode 3
Lyudmilla Ignatenko ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination.
Wednesday, April 2
The Happiness of All Mankind
Season 1 • Episode 4
Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.
Wednesday, April 2
Vichnaya Pamyat
Season 1 • Episode 5
Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
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