Trying to fill the void ofGame of Thronesnow that HBO’s epic series has come to an end?GoTfans don’t even need to switch the channel.
The show, which has currently aired three of the five episodes in the miniseries, has become an instant success among viewers. Here is everything to know about the riveting historical drama.
What’s the title?
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What’s the plot?
Directly following the explosion, it was estimated that about 30 plant staff members and emergency workers died just four months after the accident; several of these deaths are documented in the series. But the nuclear fallout for the ensuing years after the explosion was also responsible for hundreds of thousands deaths, due to the extreme levels of radiation admitted into the atmosphere.
Since the 1986 incident, a 19-mile exclusion zone has remained in place for decades, with experts claiming the area won’t be fit for human habitation for another 20,000 years.
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When does the show take place?
It also shows the weeks following the explosion and what the affected citizens must endure to survive.
Who stars in it?
The series stars notable actors, such as Harris, Stellan Skarsgård (who plays the Boris Shcherbina, a character that represents the Soviet state’s views of the accident and monitors Legasov’s every move), Emily Watson (who plays Ulana Khomyuk, another fellow scientist working with Legasov to problem solve the incident) and Jessie Buckley, who plays Lyudmilla Ignatenko (the desperate wife of a fire fighter who was sent to the plant the night of the explosion).
Paul Ritter also stars in the series as Anatoly Dyatlov, the deputy chief engineer whose recklessness may have triggered the explosion.
What are people saying about it?
Where can I watch it?
The five-part miniseries airs on HBO on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, with the fourth episode airing May 27.
source: people.com
