This mini series is going to win every single award it is nominated for. The acting, the direction, the writing, the cinematography, the music, the editing (I could go on and on) were all phenomenal. But what is truly amazing is how relevant this show is to today. The cost of lies. I've never seen anything like it. And I probably won't see something like this again in my lifetime. I know this term is thrown around a lot, but this mini series is truly extraordinary.

@Jude74

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Thompson the public liked it too much. It’s actually considered a long shot just to be nominated. It’s a fantastic show, I hope you are right.

@darrylwomble5500

5 жыл бұрын

Man that eerie song was the perfect theme to represent the radiation.

@MajorKeys714

5 жыл бұрын

LIES! And the pursuit of profits over safety. Just look at the Boeing jet incidents. Boeing knew there was a design flaw in its safety feature but put those jets out anyway to book the sales & suppressed the information, killings hundreds of people as a result. I see that as criminal & I hope the people who suppressed that information are prosecuted.

@Karajorma

5 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Duncan You know how they say in the podcast that lies must be confronted? I'm confronting it. Stop it.

@Karajorma

5 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Duncan Stop lying. Stop claiming that your belief in the existence of the Deep State means that Trump isn't massively corrupt. Stop taking the role that the KGB played in this disaster by trying to suppress dissent against those in power. Of course you won't do any of that. You're a true believer. But lies must be confronted.

The podcast was an invaluable companion to this excellent series. Riveting experience.

@CMDR_Scorpion

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed Deep and profound final statement about confronting lies. Bravo to all involved.

@ghostwarrior3878

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@coffeestainedwreck

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think you can fully experience this show without listening to this podcast. It's really insightful and I'm glad the producer decided to make this a thing.

@user-mg8ki6wf4g

5 жыл бұрын

Many scenes of this series lies. Distorted characters and their motivation. Some scenes are ridiculous, academics are not thrown out of helicopters, miners are not driven at gunpoint, the victims are much smaller. The bloody Soviet Union is a fairy tale for the Western consumer. The series is technically done well, but the content is nonsense. I apologize for writing through the translator.

@ellethekitten

5 жыл бұрын

Too much marketing this series and too much praise being heaped on by its own creators and promoters. The BBC docudrama, here on youtube is better, and doesn't misrepresent important details (such as using a major fictionalized heroine character who did not exist.) Watch it for sure, its a decent watch. But don't consume the per-fabricated praise that they are marketing online. No question, the soviets screwed it up bigtime, but the BBC version of events is more realistic and more accurate, and in my opinion better.

"Every lie we tell incurs as a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid, and that is how an RBMK reactor core explodes. Lies." Damn.

@troyp9485

5 жыл бұрын

Russia continues to lie. Blaming America for the explosion in the movie they are making about the disaster.

@kefkapalazzo1

5 жыл бұрын

@@troyp9485 well to be fair we (government really) lie quite a bit in the states too lol

@revmack22

5 жыл бұрын

Summed up the entire series in two or three sentences! Amazing series!

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest lines I've ever heard.

@neilwilson5785

5 жыл бұрын

I remember this line a lot when certain anti-science people say things. The debt is building up. It will need to be repaid.

I loved how the question that was running through the entire series, was finally answered at the end: How does an RBMK reactor explode? Lies.

@dominikkulcsar2753

5 жыл бұрын

@Matt S I would argue that the nuclear energy itself is seen that way, because we dont trust the people handling it enough.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominikkulcsar2753 The nuclear industry betrayed the public trust. They don't deserve trust. The next series should be a documentary of all the near-misses we've had since Three Mile Island. We had near-misses besides the space shuttle disasters.

Bravo to HBO and everyone involved. You may have crafted a perfect series. 10/10

@2e0rlrrod23

5 жыл бұрын

I remember this as a teenager, now I am 51 I have no words to describe this mini series only the sadness to all the people who were affected by this tragedy!

@anonymous3174

5 жыл бұрын

@@2e0rlrrod23 agreed

@Mike23443

Жыл бұрын

They already have done that way back in 2001 when they made Band of Brothers.

The greatest mini series ever aired. Acting, score, dramatization and commitment to detail. “How does an RBMK reactor explode?” “Lies.” Incredibly powerful.

Only 5 episodes but each one packed a punch. This was an amazing miniseries. I hate to see it end so soon. Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson's performances were unforgettable. Thanks to everyone who put it together, I hope it wins many awards.

@zanbrocal

5 жыл бұрын

Did it say anywhere if it was HBO or the creator who decided to do only 5 episodes?

@stevess7777

5 жыл бұрын

@@zanbrocal It literally says "Show Finale" in the trailer for this episode.

@zanbrocal

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevess7777 What did u mean by that?!!! I know it was the finale! I was wondering why it was only 5 episodes and whose decision it was!

@HaraldSangvik

5 жыл бұрын

But would it be as good if it were longer?

@kefkapalazzo1

5 жыл бұрын

efficiency. everything counts. reminds me of how game of thrones used to be

This was probably the best finale and series I’ve ever seen. Superb job. Everyone involved from the top down should be extremely proud of this project.

@KateColl7

5 жыл бұрын

It certainly was in a league of its own x

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Much love from Ukraine. A story that should have been told a long time ago by some of the local TV shows or screen-writers, but HBO certainly gives it a much wider world audience.

@troyp9485

5 жыл бұрын

sergeontheloose Russia is making their own Chernobyl movie and it blames America for the explosion.

@sergeontheloose

5 жыл бұрын

@@troyp9485 Fuck Russia and their conspiracy theories. I wish someone puts a piece of Chernobyl graphite into Putin's pocket, this modern reincarnation of Hitler.

@sergeontheloose

5 жыл бұрын

@@xaza8uhitra4 I would recommend a "Telecon documentary" youtube channel with subtitles which basically chronicles Chernobyl liquidation efforts and looks like HBO show only documentary. For example this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eaSaldyApNmuY6Q.html HBO basically used some little seconds from it their show.

@troyp9485

5 жыл бұрын

sergeontheloose I’m with you on that

@sashieba

5 жыл бұрын

Local production would never be as honest and true, unfortunately. I wouldn't expect a Western production to be so honest either, but somehow it happened :)

Joffrey Baratheon: I’m the most hated man in the history of HBO Anatoly Dyatlov: Hold my vodka

@aparnakandukuri9023

5 жыл бұрын

More like...hold my cigar!

@adamlemus7585

5 жыл бұрын

aparna kandukuri Good point

@nickgotvyak5890

5 жыл бұрын

Soviet union: hold my 750 000 men

@timat124

5 жыл бұрын

hold my reactor while im in the toilet

@josef2012

5 жыл бұрын

The villain we deserved

Never fun when a great thing comes to an end. Well done and thank you, this show was fantastic!

@innas9546

5 жыл бұрын

The most amazing part of the show is that it wasn't actually a "show"

@jacke7695

5 жыл бұрын

The thing is, it hasn't even ended yet, people on this day and days to come, still suffer from the consequenses. And then you still have the most powerfully safe nuclear reactors build. One event of natural destruction can tip another massive scale event. Look at Fukushima. We are still over confident and think we got everything under control. This series showed so well, that vulnrability of mankind. And the fact that half of Europe could become uninhabitable is mindblowing! It's an eyeopener to me. Never been so shocked to see the truth be told.

@BangThaBazie

4 жыл бұрын

Let's hope they get the green light for a second season!

I am from Latvia. Both of my parents were in the zone of radiation cloud. My mother was in Minsk the day it happened. My father survived thyroid cancer in 2003 and passed away from leukemia in 2008 (I was 12) He never talked about Chernobyl, but he mentioned once that he was in the wrong place in the wrong time. My grandmother is a survivor of 2 cancers. She is 90 and in good health now. I don’t know what will happen to my mother, or me, or my future kids in years to come. This series hit close to home, but still not as close as to some. Thank you for creating this.

@0Letten0

5 жыл бұрын

Also Latvian. My father out of circumstances didn't go there as a liquidator. Got lucky

@maei7287

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, I just had a talk with my mother and my father has suffered most from Radiation at Kyshtym disaster, at Chelyabinsk. Which was not made public. It just shows how many more radiation leeks where in Sovet Union, and how many of them where silenced.

@lkrnpk

5 жыл бұрын

Another Latvian, with an uncle as a liquidator. Now in his 50s. From the outside seems fine, but recently suffered a mini stroke, so might be bad... :( Actually I think there are stats that out of 6000 liquidators from Latvia, 1500 are already dead...

@wormwoodcocktail

Жыл бұрын

@@lkrnpk I know this comment thread is old, but if you still use this account, would you mind talking about what your uncle’s specific job was? Did he clear trees? Was he conscripted?

HBO - please make more series like this. Amazing quality but, most importantly, it gets people interested in history and gives us a relatively accurate depiction of events. We need to learn from history to avoid repeating it and this is a great way to get people informed while still entertained.

@bananian

5 жыл бұрын

Make one about the American Slave Trade

@cagdasyalcin190489

5 жыл бұрын

@@bananian roots

@sidharthchand8072

5 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to see a documentary about La riots & Korea Town

@WitchVine

5 жыл бұрын

Not enough people know about the radium girls. That's another horrific cases of multiple people with radiation poisoning (though from a very different source, it happened in the USA, also involved coverups from company higher ups who knew better but still endangered their workers. And the effected women, on their death beds, did everything they could to keep it from happening to anyone else.

I’m an emotional wreck. That finale left me vacillating between chills of horror, disgust for the hubris of Dyatlov, Fomin, and Bryukhanov, and tears of sadness for all the lost lives and affected innocents. Thank you to the whole production team and cast. I hope you all win every award possible.

Really glad for this podcast to give some insights into the writer's decisions. I think the sequence with the Red & Blue cards was an excellent narrative device for explaining the neutron economy in a reactor, albeit simplified a little more than I'd like. The trial sequence serves as a more accurate telling of the sequence of events than any documentary I've seen. So, time to make my own scientific explanation.

@greenwmcubing6899

3 жыл бұрын

First i guess

@yyt84

3 жыл бұрын

I watched your explanation video twice and further my understanding, thank you so much!

i never thought i would get to see this masterpiece in my lifetime, after the likes of Breaking bad, sopranos, the wire etc. I don't have words to describe this show, Truly exceptional

11/10 finale. I loved this finale

@philipdoiron5472

5 жыл бұрын

12/10 comment.

@gastigarcia5573

5 жыл бұрын

@@philipdoiron5472 13/10 reply.

@user-tv9co6fh8o

5 жыл бұрын

@@gastigarcia5573 14/10 agreement.

@stefanbogdanovic4240

5 жыл бұрын

100/10

@macmedic892

5 жыл бұрын

3.6. Not great, but not terrible.

This is a tribute to every brave whistleblower- worldwide. The whole series and the podcasts are amazing and inspiring - and also terrifying.

well, with that last episode. You have my hat,Tovarish. Спасибо.

This show should be part of course curriculum in school. We are in desperate need of critical and scientific thinking. Chernobyl shows us what happens when men over reach, over compensate and over estimate their ability. For me this was surprisingly educational, which I never expected. I am from India and never seen the popular science shows that are commonly mentioned in the West but whatever I learned, I learned from the from the internet and TV shows which saw later in my teen years. Given a chance, I would show this to my younger cousins who needs to know what happened, what exactly happened.

@Battlesthegolden

5 жыл бұрын

I can certainly see this in a course in college. I think this might be a bit too graphic to show to high schoolers however

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

5 жыл бұрын

Ironically, the greatest scientific minds helped to build Chernobyl and other similiar reactors. The key is for science to learn from this mistake.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

5 жыл бұрын

@@Battlesthegolden You clearly dont know high schoolers

@kedarpaulCogitoErgoSum

5 жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 true that

@kedarpaulCogitoErgoSum

5 жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 it's one thing to learn from mistake and another thing to kill thousands with pure hubris.

Now, that's how you end a series. I'm speaking to you, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss...

@Blue-hf7xt

5 жыл бұрын

hackhenk One is a true story, historical, factual records, involved real people. The other is fantasy, fiction, and 8 seasons long.

@neuralmute

5 жыл бұрын

@@Blue-hf7xt Also, one was extremely well written and had a satisfying, though less than happy ending, and the other was a highly disappointing dumpster fire. Not even a burning reactor core.

@hackhenk

5 жыл бұрын

@@Blue-hf7xt Why would it matter if it's fantasy or fiction? Even if it did, your point doesn't make sense as Uljana Jurevna Chomjuk was fictional. While I agree that it's harder to finish off a 7 season show, they literally couldn't have fucked up harder. What happened to the white horse?!?

@megamcee

5 жыл бұрын

@@hackhenk D&D drank it and then tried to write the thing that they later called "a script"

@Blue-hf7xt

5 жыл бұрын

hackhenk Ha ha Oh my dear Lord. So it doesn’t matter to you if a mini series is an account of a real disastrous event... vs a fictional show!

Now make a sequel of Scherbina solving 1988 earthquake while slowly dying from radiation. Amazing character and true hero!

How did they not talk about the scene between Legasov & Scherbina outside of the courtroom. IMO the most powerful in episode 5

@elricofmelnibone425

5 жыл бұрын

That scene speaks for itself.

this series was phenomenal 10/10, it better win every award its eligible for.

we've been subscribed to HBO for over 2 decades, and this mini-series has been, IMHO, the best thing that's ever been on HBO. Awesome work. :)

@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras

5 жыл бұрын

I agree HBO always makes the best series just like band of brothers and the Pacific, and now Chernobyl

@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, @@frankiedetori440

I lived thru that . Was 15 at the time. Many members of my family , including my mom, ve died of cancer during the following years. Chernobyl and 9/11 two events “remember where I was “ in my live.

@Blue-hf7xt

5 жыл бұрын

Oksana K Thank you for sharing your experience. There are means to clear neutralize radiation from your body.

@EvgeniiNeumerzhitckii

5 жыл бұрын

I'm very sorry for your loss, Oksana. Thank you for sharing it.

@Ksyusha1

5 жыл бұрын

Evgenii Neumerzhitckii , oh, thank you 🙏, but I’m ok, ...weird enough the events in mini series feel more scary and devastating than they felt at the time , yes, the danger was understood but people were accepting it as something unavoidable and continued to live their lives as close to the normalcy as it was possible. ( you have a russian/ polish name ))

@Ksyusha1

5 жыл бұрын

L. Garcia 🙏 thank u ! Actually, at the time I was in love with nuclear physics, it was my fav sub in school, a year later I graduated and was determined to become a nuclear physicist, my teacher really believed in me ...but my parents were so scared after Chernobyl events that they proclaimed “Only over our dead bodies ! If u choose this path u ll be dead by 30 !” My teacher begged them, I argued but no, no, no !!! Thus, Chernobyl had a multitude of different effects on people destroying their dreams, lives . My experience is just a tiny fragment in the huge kaleidoscope. 🤝

@EvgeniiNeumerzhitckii

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ksyusha1 I'm glad you are alright. Did you end up working in physics? It's weird that people can continue living normally, but it is probably hard to leave and some people are very attached to their land (remember the scene with old lady with a cow). Yes, I'm Russian with polish last name, my wife (also Russian) and I live in Australia. This show brought a lot of memories about USSR in the 80s. They did a very good job, big respect.

Remember those names - the first firefighters who arrived at the scene of the explosion and started combating the fire: lieutenant Vladimir Pravik - died May 11, 1986 lieutenant Victor Kibenok - died May 11, 1986 Leonid Telyatnikov - lived longest among these firemen, which is a miracle in itself. Died in 2005 of Chernobyl-related cancer. Vasiliy Ignatenko - died May 13, 1986. In 2006 posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine. Nikolay Vaschuk - was instrumental in preventing fire from reaching reactor number 3. Died with the rest of his crew on the same day. Hero of Ukraine. Nikolay Titenok - died May 16, 1986. Hero of Ukraine Vladimir Tishchura - was the first firefighter victim of the atomic fire because received ungodly amount of radiation of 800 roentgens. Leonid Shavrey - miraculous recovery in the facility in Kyiv. Had bone marrow partially replaced which help the organism and DNA to fight off radiation exposure and sickness. Ivan Shavrey - the younger brother of Leonid. Also survived by miraculous treatment in Kyiv. Again, partial replacement of bone marrow. Petro Shavrey - the oldest brother. Also survived. There should be a book about this family of heroes or maybe a separate HBO movie. Alexander Lelechenko - electrician technician of Chernobyl NPP. Was responsible for preventing an additional hydrоgen explosion. Received lethal dose of radiation and died on May 7, 1986. Hero of Ukraine. The first wave of firefighters consisted of 28 men in total. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZ6Hp7mcZpCflJc.html

@sergeontheloose

5 жыл бұрын

@@Redrocket120 I am talking about firefighters. Yes, two Chernobyl NPP workers who went underneath the reactor to empty the bubbler tanks are still alive - Ananenko and Bespalov. Bespalov still works in Ukrainian Atomic Agency "EnergoAtom".

"The Cost of Lies?" Thank You for this wonderful show. Loved the finale.

Drogon: I can burn down an entire city! RBMK: Hold my boron rods. Actually, you can keep them, I won't be needing them anymore.

@kursk_kuku141

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my graphite...

I would like to thank Craig Mazin as a scientist and as a Russian born in USSR for bringing out a lot of really importaint things with these TV series. You did a great job at a level that no one before you had achieved

I commend the writers and actors on this final episode. The hardest thing to do is to make a scientific lecture, delivered beautifully by Jared Harris, intriguing and understandable to non scientists, especially TV entertainment audiences. But you did, and you did it so well, that I'm going to watch it again. What this series has highlighted, among so many worthwhile themes, is that the everyday citizens are better than their govts, that these govts don't deserve these citizens who really do believe so much in their countries that they are willing to sacrifice themselves without reward or acknowledgment . Even in the US, it is true that citizens are punished for publicizing the truth--not many have the courage to be whistleblowers. (Watch the great film "The Insider" about Dr. Wigand's decision to blow the whistle on Big Tobacco's lies that cigarettes are not addictive to see how whistleblowers are punished. And of course, Ed Snowden, who told us our govt was spying on us.) Of course, the biggest takeaway--LIES! Lies our govt tells us to manipulate us and to seize power.

Thank you so much for this series. My godfather worked at this station and still suffers consequences, my mother's hometown tree leaves went all black after the disaster, and even here in Ukraine we don't really know how bad everything was.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

I read during the 4th episode that trees turned black, but they didn't depict that. I think it's the weakest episode.

I usually don't watch all of the extras at the end of episodes, like post episode interviews with producers or cast or whatever. But this show really captivated me so I decided to listen to the podcast. Glad I did. Really great to get some behind the scenes stuff, more details about the accident, the characters, the history. Loved it

Please commence flinging every award ever at everyone involved in this amazing triumph.

@tedarcher9120

5 жыл бұрын

Shame Legasov didn't get his Hero medal

@deceitive3338

5 жыл бұрын

@@tedarcher9120 He was awarded it posthumously a few years after his suicide, shame it took his death for it to happen though.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

@@deceitive3338 In a land of lies, a truthteller is an outcast.

We liked the accurate scientific lecture because the whole show was about scientific accuracy. We were WAITING for the lecture the whole time. We WANTED it.

Pretty please, make the scripts available. I would love to read them and don’t want to wait for the 2020 Emmy season.

@jesse9153

5 жыл бұрын

Wendy Pierce I believe they’re going to be posted at Johnaugust.com (Craig & John co-host the Scriptnotes podcast)

@wendypierce5621

5 жыл бұрын

@@jesse9153 Yes, they were posted last night!

I thought I would never see the day a Series better than, Band of Brothers but this might just be that day.... Thank you Craig and the rest of the production for telling this story correctly! Nothing short of amazing and perfect!

@LightWingStudios

5 жыл бұрын

Uh...better than Band of Brothers...uh...NFW.

@mrjamesho

5 жыл бұрын

No nothing beats Band of Brothers

@hightoppler

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Band Of Brothers still remains in #1 for me but Chernobyl came really close.

@livethefuture2492

10 ай бұрын

Band of brothers is legendary and iconic and probably considered The Greatest series ever made. I don't think anything can every really ever replace it. But this show comes really close as well, and tells the story in it's own way but is undoubtedly a masterpiece in its own right.

Unbelievable! The podcasts are almost as good as the series itself. I feel like I just got taught a history lesson, big thanks to Craig Mazin and his colleagues for this incredible work. The entire thing felt 100% authentic (coming from a Russian) and now I understand why.

Dyatlov became the most hated man on TV this year this episode...

@desmondd1984

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the whole AZ5 thing makes me think twice about just how big a villain he was. Maybe he was a huge asshole, but you can't ignore the fact that he thought there was a foolproof fail-safe button, that would shut the entire reactor down in case something went wrong. ....and there wasn't.

@desmondd1984

5 жыл бұрын

@Achilles 1776 A fair point. There is still a lot of debate over when and why AZ5 was pushed, and who exactly pushed it. I think the presence of the fail-safe still helps to explain why Dyatlov was so incredibly reckless; he didn't think there was any great danger.

@LeoArenales18

5 жыл бұрын

Go on tell your lies

@FrostedSeagull

5 жыл бұрын

Benioff and Weiss aka Dumb and Dumber are the most hated men on TV this year. Anatoly Dyatlov - is unfortunately, an amalgam of the corrupt Politburo and the consistent lies the Soviet Union was built on. Dyatlov was NOT a liar. He became a tyrannical leader with no genuine leadership skills other than bullying. He bullied and belittled employees on par with his rank and below him. This bullying attitude led to and was indicative off ... CHERNOBYL.

@alekseyduma3680

5 жыл бұрын

The biggest problem is that after the series we all started to believe that Dyatlov is a villain, is the main reason for the catastrophe... But what if it is not true? There is a great interview of Dyatlov, made years later. It is seems that he is not neither stupid, neither "bad" and so on. If you can find his interview with English subtitles - strongly recommend.

The scientific explanation at the trial intermixed with the flashbacks I think was a brilliant choice. Loved the podcast!

The atmosphere, the acting, the fact that this absurd story actually happened makes this series so heart wrenching... a well deserved #1 Top Rated TV Shows Also, am I the only one that went back to episode 1 after finishing the series just out of curiosity? there are a lot of little interesting details now that you know what to look for (eg. Lyudmilla having morning sickness the night when the reactor explodes, Dyatlov noticing the graphite chunks and then dismissing the idea as an impossibility, etc.)

@slamer80

5 жыл бұрын

I did too. Was awesome to see episode 1 again.

@jibb1451

3 жыл бұрын

The control operators immediately after the explosion quietly asking the others 'Do you taste metal?' still chills me to this day.

"Callous and craven in their denials and then humiliated" The down fall of the Soviet Union and Gorbachev agreed that it was the downfall, along with the huge expenditure of money they did not have. Best mini-series I have ever seen and a great podcast to go along with it.

What an amazing journey. I'm extremely frustrated I haven't been able to convince anyone I know to see this masterpiece, they don't know what they have missed.

@Sharyf

5 жыл бұрын

As its the best series in history so far according to IMDB, people will catch up.

@SB-ho1zo

5 жыл бұрын

You know the wrong people.

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

I've gotten many people to watch. They have to have HBO first.

@jibb1451

3 жыл бұрын

I think that when people hear 'Chernobyl' they feel they already know the full story, and don't care to know more. . . but oh, is there so much more. SO much more. I consider myself a history buff for things such as this, but even I was shocked by allot of the events that were illuminated in the series that I had no idea about. The details behind the firefighters deaths. The entire roof clean up. The men who dived into the bowls of the facility, knowing they would die as a result of their heroic efforts. . . Chernobyl truly was the collective sum of a few negligent, terrible people. But more so, the blindly bright wave of honorable, selfless people who sacrificed so much in the sake of others safety. . . even if the State would do it's damnedest to try and bury it away as something other than a complete disaster. That is something that is very very deep, something most people probably don't want to have to think humans are capable of.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

Pro-nuclear fanatics don't want to hear it. They just want to believe that only 30 people died - the Soviet official position. It should be taught in schools; with attention to leadership & followership.

I have watched pretty much everything on here about Chernobyl, but this show and podcast have been the best, thank you.

@Jon.A.Scholt

5 жыл бұрын

Wish they did this with other shows.... Or do they?

I wish they would’ve talked about the music, especially the ending piece “Vitchnaya Pamyat”. Such a hauntingly beautiful piece.

Yesterday I relisten a real Dyatlov's interview from 1994. He insisted that no one expected that disaster to happen up the very moment. And also he eye-witnessed that there is no reactor and, he said, he learned it even before when he noticed that pressure in different systems shows zero. His direct speech was something like "For maintenance specialist such number mean only one thing - disaster"... But still it's long time after that day, after he did his sentence and lived a life of old retired deceased man, hated by the people around...

I've known and studied this event for years now. I even mentioned it in a monography I wrote. Years ago I hoped someone would make some audiovisual depiction and drama about this, and here it is. And is even better than I could've ever imagined. I'm so happy you all made this remarkable job with your boots on the ground, paying attention on the details and the truth above all. Thank you so much for this masterpiece and I'm sure it will win all the awards it deserves. You did an exceptional work and with great respect. That is all that a project like this needs to be perfect.

This episode was crazy! This is by far my favorite episode of the entire series! It was sad and scary and tense throughout the entire episode. I loved how the trial played out over the entire course of the episode, and how we got to see how terrible the leadership of CNPP number 4 in the hours leading up to event on the morning of the 26th in 1986. It was so tense when these poor control room operations slowly loose control of the reactor, we see these small little details which would contribute to the event. It so tragic how the A3-5 shut down buttons which was supposed to prevent disaster literally caused the disaster. The scariest part of the trial was when they cut to the reactor lid with the control rods jumping and you know it only a matter of seconds until disaster. It was very depressing to know most of the characters in this show would die in just 2-5 years after the disaster. Of course the accuracy was stunning and absolutely amazing especially how the court room looked. It was very sad at the very end of the episode where we see the actual footage and pictures of the disaster, I’ve seen some of them but how it was presented made it real and very, very sad to see all of these people who were literally saving all of Europe from a total Nuclear Disaster. I hope people who watch these find this show just as interesting as I did.

@martisl9652

5 жыл бұрын

Also my favorite episode.. ..riveting!!

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

AZ-5, I believe.

@swokatsamsiyu3590

Жыл бұрын

@@sandal_thong8631 A3-5 is the Cyrillic spelling. A3-5 stands for аварий -> emergency защита -> protection пятая -> fifth категория ->category aka emergency protection system of the fifth category.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

@@swokatsamsiyu3590 АЗ-5 vs A3-5, better to just say AZ-5.

excellent mini-series. thanks for the hardwork you put into this, ser

@berserker2.0

5 жыл бұрын

Any video you might make regarding this miniseries?

i loved the show and the podcast so much and i hope that hbo makes a blu ray and dvd release because i want to own this so bad.

@joshj7407

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!! I have been telling EVERYBODY about this show, and how good it is. I want others to see this and enjoy it as I have!

The series in a couple sentences: First Episode - "How does an RBMK reactor core explode?" Last Episode - "Why worry about something that isn't going to happen?" Perfect bookends to this miniseries which has firmly established itself as one of the greatest miniseries of all-time. This series was at times hard to watch. But that is how it was intended, as a hard truth. The acting, writing, set design, make-up (those poor radiation burn victims), I could go on and on and on. Is it obvious I loved this series? How did everyone else feel? What we're your favorite aspects and what will you remember most?

@Luvcatz88

5 жыл бұрын

The moment of concrete being poured onto the graves will stay with me for the rest of my life. The score, the wife holding his shoes because his feet had rotted away .. in any other TV show he would have miraculously recovered, or her baby would have been 100% fine so she could still have a piece of him, but thats not how real life works.

@shanhussain6114

5 жыл бұрын

First of all; I loved that this series paints ONLY the Soviet Union as the villain. It shows the people who were living in Soviet Russia as just ordinary citizens who just wanted to live but also jumped to the call of duty with immense bravery. Something most of Hollywood usually never does. Secondly; the cinematography coupled with every fantastic actor is just breathtaking. The roof clean up scene, the three divers... Using no dialogue but just the sound of the Geiger counter to convey the intensity. The hospital scene with the frightening radiation burn make up. Just perfect cinematography.

Thank you to Craig and everyone who took a part to make this TV-series to happen. Wonderful job! Eternal memory for Liquidators and their heroic actions!

29:00 The reason why this happened was because he switched to local automatic control, but didn't give the system a number. The LAC was basically like a cruise control for the reactor, and when on, it would maintain the reactor at a specified reactivity level. Essentially, when he switched to LAC, he didn't specify the reactivity, so the computer defaulted to the last known parameter.... near zero, from when the reactor was being built. A rookie mistake made by an inexperienced operator acting under pressure from Dyatlov. I don't blame Toptunov or Akimov, but Dyatlov definitely set the stage for the disaster.

@brianaicheler6253

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that explanation. Now it makes sense. I have read many technical papers but have never found this explanation. Thank you.

What a Hero Valery Legasov! And what a powerful series, perfect length.

Omg his speach was amazing

@deru1t532

5 жыл бұрын

Yea

Thank you so much Craig Mazin and the entire HBO team for a wonderful and important show! It has led to so many conversations between my friends and family members on what they remember from the incident. The world needs more television like this. I can't wait to see where your writing takes us next!

Legsov was made out to be the bad guy because he told the truth. Heart wrenching !

@user-dq4vt6ox1c

5 жыл бұрын

In the streetlife it's called snitching. In the government it's called treason. They hook up your privates parts to a car battery for that type of stuff.

@MajorKeys714

5 жыл бұрын

The silent salute from Scherbina & Emily Watson's character at the end when Legasov was being driven away by KGB agents was so touching.

@cheetor18

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, he is, the kgb agent reminds him of his abuse of power in his student years, by not letting Jew scientists to join. Looking into this from the perspective of the kgb guy, he basically says, it is your fault as well for not having better scientist. This is a farcry

@tedarcher9120

5 жыл бұрын

@@cheetor18 Legasov was the same kind of lying communist feetrug, he just got hit by the truth first. He was promoted to hit position because of his ass licking skills

@ingabaranauskiene5889

5 жыл бұрын

@@tedarcher9120 Yes, that's true. But at some moment he chose to stand up and tell the truth undersigning his statement with his own blood. I remember how his suicide was perceived back in 1988: quite a lot of people suddenly realised that they can do it too. No matter, how far gone, no matter how corrupted... So, really V. Legasov was one of those who had his moment and used probably "for the happiness of all mankind".

Thanks for the ultimate TV experience and raising the bar so high. Let’s hope there’s a chain of mini series as good as this in the near future. We need more real event stories.

I found the whole series utterly mesmerizing, but none more than the final episode. I watched it 3 times in a row at first! I couldn't look away from it. Wow, what a series!

"Why worry about something that isn't going to happen" pretty much sums up the Soviet Union perfectly.

@juiceski30

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much sums up most of the world perfectly.

@Fearosius

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much sums up any government organised program or instution filled with incompetent unqualified bureaucracy, corruption, unsafe practices, lies and hubris.. The Soviets only mastered this.

@SamaritanPrime

5 жыл бұрын

Legasov's reply is perfect, too: "We should put that on our currency."

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

5 жыл бұрын

And Climate Change deniers

@jibb1451

3 жыл бұрын

If it does happen? Hah, it never happened. . . right?

I feel like the cost of lies has been repaid at least a little now that people are more clear on what happened. Thanks HBO and everyone involved for this masterpiece.

@neuralmute

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe in the case of Chernobyl... But the world is full of powerful liars telling lies that have the power to cause new disasters every day.

@Andytlp

5 жыл бұрын

@@neuralmute people do it all the time to keep their jobs, to climb a ladder, at any cost. Doesnt matter someone dies, billions starve or the earth gets increasingly unlivable. At a scale that the earth cant recover from. We're probably living the times before it all goes to shit irreparably. Its why i commend elon musk who sees the big picture... one of a few people with power and money that can make us a multi planetary species. Unlike all other philanthropist jokers that think theyre helping everyone by solving problems that are perpetually exacerbated by their existence, and to make themselves feel better they "help". Personally i think they relish in the hidden cruelty that they cause. Deep down everyone is fully aware of the bad they do and it eats at them. Except for the sociopaths without such capacity that sit in many power positions and go unchecked... people only see the problems but few try to get to their origins.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

In one of the previous podcasts there was criticism for talking about lies in the 2016 election or something. In a year of lies about both COVID-19 and election fraud there is a parallel. The deplorables are pretty far gone, like that quote in an earlier (1st?) episode on how too many lies makes you fail to recognize truth.

Tell me how is this the same guy that did Hangover part 2 and 3, Scary Movie 3 and 4, Superhero movie, identity thief and huntsman winters war. Some of the worst movies ever made and he goes on to write the greatest miniseries ever made. I don't understand how this is possible.

@appleorgasm6870

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, wild guess, he was told to make those things where as THIS was something he actually wanted to do.

@chilenozo

5 жыл бұрын

Ppl deserve second chances Sometimes you gotta do things that sell and earn a salary. And then, when you have a career and the power of choice, you can focus on deeper, more challenging projects.

@bejbimama6689

5 жыл бұрын

NoWayJose he had to paid a bills, Research and work for this show probably takes a years.

@vadimvaskovtsov8784

5 жыл бұрын

As chilenozo pointed out life of an artist often is compromize between making a living and making an art. It is wonderful that Mazin had chance to make Chernobyl, his magnum opus. I do hope his success will open new possibilities and creative freedom, and I am really interested in things he will do next.

@sld1776

4 жыл бұрын

All praise to Ted Cruz, the greatest inspiration in his life.

Without doubt one of the most compelling pieces of story telling and cinematography I've seen, and well worth watching. It is grim, however, hard to watch at times, such is the sadness and madness behind the human decision making. And yet there is a bravery, a stoicism within Ukrainian and Russian people who were willing to sacrifice themselves to curb what could have been an even worse catastrophe. Bravo.

My tweet to all involved, sent at 7:34pm (NY Time) I sit here with tears in my eyes typing this forward to it. @clmazin @JaredHarris Thank you, Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson, Johan Renck & every cast/crew member, right down to the caterers for the show. That is the single most powerful piece of film art I've ever witnessed and you just honored MANY HEROES. BE PROUD OF THIS. #Chernobyl

@jackthompson391

5 жыл бұрын

When Jared Harris & Stellan Skarsgård were speaking to each other outside, during a break in the trial, I wept.

@FloridaManRacer

5 жыл бұрын

@@jackthompson391 I wept the moment he began to tell the secrets of AZ-5 button. That was the moment Legasov knew his life was over. He and Scherbina were not just Soviet heroes, but global heroes. They saved untold numbers of people, and possibly the entire world.

You know you're up Sh*t Creek when Roosevelt Bolton is your prosecutor!

@juiceski30

5 жыл бұрын

If you lose he flays you living.

@Karajorma

5 жыл бұрын

The Central Committee sends their regards!

@Jon.A.Scholt

5 жыл бұрын

Bet you guys didn't know Roose Bolton's first name was actually Roosevelt! Haha, my bad on that spelling error!

@TS35267

5 жыл бұрын

Equipped with principles of Leninism which is stronger than valyrian steel

@Keandros

5 жыл бұрын

His voice and delivery in this episode was powerful and terrifying. I felt fear for the accused.

I'm going to miss this podcast. The TV series was excellent. Thank you.

Big thank to you Mr. Mazin and the rest of the cast and crew for all your hard work! Definitely the best 5 hours I've spent in front of TV.

Man this show has enriched my knowledge of nuclear science, from how nuclear power plants, atomic energy , and other disaster that happen. I am amazed that when you put everything together how really simple a nuclear power plant is and how it generates electricity, but you better respect it. If something truly bad goes wrong, that genie that shows it face is gonna cause wide spread havoc and misery.

I'll never understand how Craig Mazin went from creating total shitshows & movies to writing the best tv show of all time. Hope he does a lot more good stuff in his life because his potential is probably insane

@slamer80

5 жыл бұрын

One of the things is especially the attention to detail! How much they have researched it, and how they did not intend do make any Hollywood cliches, they were simply honest of how it happened. The way it shows the brutally truth of Chernobyl is what makes this TV show special! Yes, together with a great team, he probably has made one of the best TV shows to date.

@Karajorma

5 жыл бұрын

All the more reason to throw some awards his way. So he thinks "Hmmmm, I could win another Emmy and some Bafta's or I can write The Hangover 4"

In the Soviet Union, as was the case in the west, the public were always led to belive that the greatest threat to their existence was nuclear conflict with the west. Chernobyl brought with it the realisation that the true existential threat came from within. The real danger was the result of a culture of lies, denial and rejection of science permeated by their government. At the present juncture in history, people would do well to take note. Chernobyl is one of the most important TV series ever made. Astounding. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

They wanted the benefits of science as long as the scientists held to the party line. I drew a blank on Soviet dissident scientists, so did a search and the name Andrei Sakharov came up, which name I remembered from the press. (I was 15 when Chernobyl happened.)

The series is an incredible achievement, the quality of writing, acting and how well the period is evoked is literally the best I've ever seen. Congratulations to HBO, to Craig and the whole team, everyone involved should be very proud of what you've done. Thank you guys, you've set the bar with this one.

Words cannot explain how amazing this mini series was. This was some of the most riveting and amazing work on a television series that I’ve ever seen. I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to witness such fantastic television. Thank you!!!

This show is perfect. It shall be the only 10 that I give out and I can only hope smth else comes in the future that can reach the level of this masterpiece.

An amazing show and overall series. Part of history that a lot of us have forgotten! I remember this time really well. I was always fascinated and intrigued by the story of Chernobyl and how that reactor went up, and I knew how in general how the incident happened, but I didn't know the story of Lagasov and the price he paid for lying, and also for telling the truth.

This mini series better win emmies!!!. The podcast deserves an award too. Thank you for these

Thank you Craig for this amazing series. And thanks to you and Peter for this equally amazing podcast. As other people have pointed out, this podcast has done an excellent job complementing the series. Thank you!

Thank you so much for the series and especially for showing the terror machine in USSR. I'm from Ukraine and all our nation knows this. Greatest show ever, and showrunners deserve a monument for it.

Just an excellent finale, such a great depiction of the events. They really used the courtroom scene as a great device to describe it in basic terms.

"Why worry about something that isn't going to happen?" Five years later, the Soviet Union collapses

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

In other dramas someone would wink at the camera and say, "as long as the Soviet Union lasts."

Thank you so much for this podcast! I did indeed want to talk about Chernobyl with someone, and listening to this after watching the show was very satisfying.

I need this show in Bluray and these podcasts as part of the extras.

Thank you for providing non fictional intelligent television. This program and its popularity proves smart TV wins over reality TV. Viewers are ready for more of this type of programming

Loveee this podcast. I have never felt the need to listen to a podcast like I have with this one. It’s given me so much more insight Into the details of the episodes and show as a whole and what really happened during those tense years and clean up and cover up. Great job with these guys! Fucking brilliant!

A stellar ending to a riveting series. Amazing from start to finish. Will watch again many times.

Really enjoyed this podcast - I've watched after each episode! The show is amazing. I do wish you'd discussed that last scene with Legasov and Shcherbina - that was a really moving moment. Also loved the drone footage of the exclusion zone in the end credits.

I'm 32 and I have never fanboyed this hard in my life, not even close.

Thanks for making this podcast as an extension of a phenomenal TV show. Really enjoyed both and I feel like I have a much better sense of what happened at Chernobyl along with a lot of lessons about people, power, science and history. One of the best things I've seen on HBO and I hope more things like this are offered in the future.

Chernobyl is the best tv show I've ever seen, and these podcasts really add something to this whole educational experience. One word, Wow!

Beautifully ended and beautifully done! This was amazing

I believe this is the place we, the audience, pay respect to the young filmmakers. Thank you. And congratulations on a mighty bright future. The many Emmys you will undoubtedly swipe will hardly reflect your achievements here.

Not just a great TV series, but an apt lesson suited to the times we now live in. Fantastic. Thank you.

Can we in the comments section please not forget to acknowledge and thank a singular artistic force in this masterpiece? JOHAN RENCK

I hated HBO for Game Of Thrones Finale, But Chernobyl changed my mind. I LOVE HBO

@gotnewseries6414

5 жыл бұрын

lol me too

@krynetik

5 жыл бұрын

Why hate HBO anyway? They're not the creatives behind Game of Thrones. They just invest money to produce it. HBO wanted 10 seasons for Game of Thrones but the show-runners decided to end it on 8. Anyway Game of Thrones simply declined in quality when the show's creators ran out of books to adapt. Why is this so surprising?

The best series and companion podcast I have ever seen.👏👏👏

HBO Please make a continuation of this show! What I mean by that is I would love to see additional episodes covering more of the construction of the sarcophagus!

@herbertsdottir9223

5 жыл бұрын

No, it's fine the way it is. Don't ruin it.

This was one of the best mini series I have ever seen. Well done everyone involved.

Amazing show amazing podcast, thanks to everyone who made it possible.

I was solid throughout the entire series, I didn't give up, even when they were "destroying" the animals of the area I was okay. Then the episode 5 came, then it ended, man I was not ready for these Legasov clips, not like this, he was looking so kind so willing to do his best, then the picture facing Shcherbina and smiling.. that had me tear like a fucking baby. Thank you Mr. Legasov for what you have done.

@sandal_thong8631

2 жыл бұрын

There is one kind of courage: firefighters who did what they were told ignorant of the dangers, divers who went in contaminated water and lived, miners who did their job in the 130° heat resulting in 100/400 lives ending early, thousands of roof workers there for 90 seconds getting a lifetime radiation exposure (# of deaths?), and hundreds of thousands of liquidators working in the exclusion zone with perhaps 1/10 dying early. The harder courage is that of whistleblowers, who know they are giving up their careers and risking their reputations. In many cases their marriages don't hold up. I didn't realize going into this that it was a whistleblower story of Valery Legasov. He not only had to tell the truth, he had to die to make it believed and acted upon.

Thank you very much for a fantastic series, brilliant from start to finish.

Big *THANK YOU* for the show and podcast \o/ It was amazing to watch and listen