Chernobyl

HBO | Release Date: May 6, 2019

9.1	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 764 Ratings

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V0X_PopuliOct 10, 2019

Тот момент когда запад снял сериал про нас лучше нас. Клюквы минимум. Очень хорошо воссоздан быт того времени. Главное помнить что это художественный сериал а не документалка.Тот момент когда запад снял сериал про нас лучше нас. Клюквы минимум. Очень хорошо воссоздан быт того времени. Главное помнить что это художественный сериал а не документалка.

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BubberJan 14, 2020

Great drama, great entertainment, great story. Might not be 100% historically or scientifically accurate, but it captures the essence of the Chernobyl disaster.

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ZmeyJun 16, 2019

Pros: Very good visual performance, wonderful sound, accurate props, and overall really quality production.
Cons: As usual, for an American film, a lot of cliches about Soviet reality, authority and people relations and how people usuallyPros: Very good visual performance, wonderful sound, accurate props, and overall really quality production.
Cons: As usual, for an American film, a lot of cliches about Soviet reality, authority and people relations and how people usually communicate with each other. For someone familiar with the Russian language and culture, it looks and sounds very exaggerated and totally not believable.
Some shown things, about the consequences of the accident and restoration progress, are inaccurate and misleading. This is very strange for a film that trying to be historically accurate, to make such "mistakes" about well-known and documented facts.… Expand

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eded9999Oct 19, 2019

The acting is good and the story is interesting.
The firefighter's wife story is useless and only takes screentime of the main crisis control story, which is the interesting part of this show.......

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JortigoMay 17, 2019

Something as popular as the Chernobyl accident needed to be told in a good way and that's what the series does.

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o_retyNov 17, 2019

If only they avoided cheap emotional ploys and leftist undertones (the saint-like Belarussian woman physicist)...Alas, not too bad, but I wasn't sold on CCCP as pictured even though the scenography was flawless.

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LinttaFlamingoApr 13, 2020

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akvadrakoMay 26, 2019

It's okay but quite over the top. It seems like the writers exaggerated every aspect of the story as much as possible to increase the drama and scare the audience off nuclear power.

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Mauro_LanariAug 5, 2019

(Mauro Lanari)
While I wasted six hours for a 1986 event, I kept wondering from what hottest topicality HBO wanted to distract me, from what present-day trouble this TV miniseries, focused on three decades ago, wanted to divert my attention.(Mauro Lanari)
While I wasted six hours for a 1986 event, I kept wondering from what hottest topicality HBO wanted to distract me, from what present-day trouble this TV miniseries, focused on three decades ago, wanted to divert my attention. Will I only know in 2052?… Expand

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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night4Jun 13, 2019

It's just ok. The high user score here is absolutely baffling.

I would have appreciated just a little bit more historical accuracy. I understand it's a dramatization, but the strong female character shoehorned into it doesn't really work atIt's just ok. The high user score here is absolutely baffling.

I would have appreciated just a little bit more historical accuracy. I understand it's a dramatization, but the strong female character shoehorned into it doesn't really work at all. I wouldn't have liked her even if I had no idea she didn't exist irl.

Besides that, it's really difficult to care about any of the characters because we don't really know anything about them and spent no time with them. And I'd like to have seen something - *anything* before the accident happened.

There are scenes explaining nuclear reactors and the effects of radiation on the human body that are extremely heavy-handed and clearly only there for the audience.

Overall, it's just ok and really further evidence that HBO is circling the drain, at least in terms of their ability to deliver a quality show.… Expand

4 of 8 users found this helpful44

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arostislavnaApr 26, 2020

A mixed bag of a series with multiple faults attached to it. Craig Mazin is an idiot that blatantly lied about current political landscape in regards to reactor meltdowns. Claiming that Chernobyl is the worst nuclear event to happen AND ONLYA mixed bag of a series with multiple faults attached to it. Craig Mazin is an idiot that blatantly lied about current political landscape in regards to reactor meltdowns. Claiming that Chernobyl is the worst nuclear event to happen AND ONLY time a meltdown happened in the initial podcast before this series was released... when Fukushima is the most current, and the worst nuclear event(s) were Bikini Atoll, Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Japan has covered up dumping radioactive water into the ocean, and the radioactive dust that has been spread throughout Japan. Everybody that lives there, or stays there temporarily is being exposed on a daily basis, and will inevitably develop cancer, thyroid issues, and the possibly of mutations.

Extremely relevant with the happenings at Fukushima, but the idiot of a director, and anti-Soviet stances severely hurt this miniseries.

There is a blatant disregard to the evil deeds the USA and Japan have done and that affects this rating immensely.

Politics aside Episodes 1, 2, and 5 contained the best aspects, and contained the horror, despair, and the important bits that you could probably attribute to modern events. It is a shame that this show seems to portray a dire situation in a negative light with criticism of handling a national emergency that the west had no involvement with, therefore they should have held their tongues.… Expand

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NEAMf1337Jun 11, 2019

As USSR-borned guy, can tell you: historically it's a WORST movie ever about communistic country shot on the west.

Абсолютная дичь. Жутчайшая клюква, завёрнутая в сносную обёртку. Обосрали целиком и полностью советское прошлое, ну оно и неAs USSR-borned guy, can tell you: historically it's a WORST movie ever about communistic country shot on the west.

Абсолютная дичь. Жутчайшая клюква, завёрнутая в сносную обёртку. Обосрали целиком и полностью советское прошлое, ну оно и не удивительно - всё искусство так или иначе классовое. Хавают это дерьмо только умственно отсталые и слепые. У меня всё.… Expand

9 of 21 users found this helpful912

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ArtemSakratOct 31, 2019

deception of scriptwriters, and substitution of concepts. blackened everything, people, country, life. the memory of people smeared with dirt. it would be a pity if anyone believes in this false film, and so does not know how it was. thedeception of scriptwriters, and substitution of concepts. blackened everything, people, country, life. the memory of people smeared with dirt. it would be a pity if anyone believes in this false film, and so does not know how it was. the film speaks at the end of hiding the truth, and they themselves deceived all viewers… Expand

5 of 11 users found this helpful56

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JavorJun 8, 2021

Очередная помойная пропаганда. От фирмы связанной с американской фирмой по строительсту АЭС....

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WaY_CuPJun 11, 2019

Lie, lie and lie... The story about bloody USSR, about strong and independent people (and 1 strong and independent woman). drink vodka everytime and (zakroy past', skotina typaR) try not to be killed by the system... great science fictionLie, lie and lie... The story about bloody USSR, about strong and independent people (and 1 strong and independent woman). drink vodka everytime and (zakroy past', skotina typaR) try not to be killed by the system... great science fiction film about historical events. the history is written by winners, doesn't it.… Expand

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llaPoBo3Jun 17, 2020

Лютая антисоветчина,давно такое говно не смотрел, не советую.

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numitorosJun 20, 2020

Fake story, about real tragedy. The events and characters of the series have nothing to do with historical events and characters. The essence of the series - blatant political propaganda

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

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TrixCatSep 2, 2020

The question "what is the cost of lies" is probably asked by the creators to themselves. Truly, the cost is huge, as this is the way future generations will learn about the events that unfolded in Chernobyl - with an ugly piece ofThe question "what is the cost of lies" is probably asked by the creators to themselves. Truly, the cost is huge, as this is the way future generations will learn about the events that unfolded in Chernobyl - with an ugly piece of propagandistic lies.… Expand

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

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Nikita_ProdanDec 3, 2020

"Полуправда опаснее лжи; ложь легче распознать, чем полуправду, которая обычно маскируется, чтобы обманывать вдвойне." - Теодор Готлиб фон Гиппель. Сериал оскорбление памяти о ликвидаторах аварии Чернобыльской АЭС и полон антисоветской"Полуправда опаснее лжи; ложь легче распознать, чем полуправду, которая обычно маскируется, чтобы обманывать вдвойне." - Теодор Готлиб фон Гиппель. Сериал оскорбление памяти о ликвидаторах аварии Чернобыльской АЭС и полон антисоветской пропаганды и лжи с добавлением реальных фактов. Ликвидаторов, ученых, правительство выставляют идиотами и дегенератами. Ведь показывать как было скучно, пусть солдаты пиют водку во время сухово закона, путь в 2 часа ночи на пожар смотрят толпы народа, пусть населения Припяти не хотят эвакуировать, путь никто не хочет добровольно устранять последствия аварии. Сценаристам плевать что было не так, они же хотят показать ужасы СССР.… Expand

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