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In Minsk, Belarus seven hours following the explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk detects a spike in radiation levels but her concerns are ignored by local authorities. At Pripyat Hospital (now overloaded with patients suffering from ARS), Lyudmilla Ignatenko finds out that her husband, firefighter Vasily has been sent to Moscow as well as several other ARS patients.
Mikhail Gorbachev is briefed by Legasov that the event in Chernobyl is much more serious than initially reported, and is sent there with Boris Shcherbina to ascertain the severity in person. Boris remains adamantly skeptical that Legasov is wrong, even when he points out the distinctive streak of blue light coming from where the reactor is; meaning that the reactor is exposed and radiation is entering the atmosphere.
A dosimeter reading also proves Legasov correct, and the military is instructed to stop the fire with sand and boron. Khomyuk also arrives in Chernobyl to investigate the spike, and warns Legasov and Shcherbina that a disastrous steam explosion will occur if the core makes contact with the accumulated valve water. A group of volunteers successfully drain the water, but further dangers lie ahead.
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Chernobyl is a 2019 historical drama television miniseries that revolves around the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 and the cleanup efforts that followed. The series was created and written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson and Paul Ritter. The series was produced by HBO in the United States and Sky UK in the United Kingdom.
Chernobyl dramatizes the story of the April 1986 nuclear plant disaster which occurred in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, telling the stories of the people who caused the disaster and those who responded to it. The series depicts some of the lesser-known stories of the disaster, including the efforts of the firefighters who were the first responders on the scene, volunteers, and teams of miners who dug a critical tunnel under Reactor 4.
The miniseries is based in large part on the recollections of Pripyat locals, as told by Belarusian Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich in her book Voices from Chernobyl.
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