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Begins as visceral, graphic recreation and ends as a systematic breakdown of a government's limitations in what it teaches and what it hides. Mystifying and buried in existential dread.

Nerve-shredding, well-paced and grimly told; Chernobyl is by far the greatest dramatization of human error ever produced for television, emphasising that the toxicity of humanity is just as destructive as the deadly fumes of nuclear energy. This is truly terrifying stuff.

"Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt has to be paid."

MASTERPIECE.
A triumph. Harrowing. Sad. Dark. Captivating. Sobering. Hard hitting. Brilliant. Devastating. Incredible. Haunting. Chilling. Nauseous.
Chernobyl has officially got me fucked up!! I think I need a therapist. This is more terrifying than any horror movie I've ever seen!! and I'm pretty sure I forgot how to breathe...

Damn that ending.... Fuck fuck fuck.....

Ps. Dyatlov is always a fucking asshole.

arguably the most important thing put to screen this year. jared harris and emily watson are jaw-droppingly fantastic in this. i also loved barry keoghan's scenes as well. he's so great. and some really incredible writing by craig mazin - he did such a great job at conveying the emotion behind this disaster while including every important detail and even some funny moments as well to cut the tension. i never felt bored.

i read a super interesting interview where mazin explained his choice of using humor in certain scenes and his answer was "life is still happening. you can’t just watch a funeral for 60 minutes. and life is funny. even when things are falling apart, life is funny." i thought this was really interesting and super important. i loved this and i'm so thankful to be more knowledgeable on what happened in chernobyl. my heart goes out to everyone who was affected.

2019 RANKED

watch me recommend this to everyone i know even if every episode makes me feel like im dead

This is a limited series that is based on the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. It is a story of what lies can do and uses the pride of the USSR to paint a story of human suffering resulting from a national obsession to be always right. Let the title of the series not fool you - Chernobyl is not really about the events that happened on that fateful day but more about human nature and a story of excessive national pride. One thing is certain - all the characters present different story arcs and grow in different ways but still the progression feels very real and satisfying. One of the best series made this decade. Also highly recommend the accompanying podcast.

čemu

I like to think about what exactly it is that makes something “perfect”. Such an odd word to use. Nothing is truly ever perfect, because everything is subjective. 

Perfect is an absolute. Perfect is a fact. Perfect is perfect.

Whenever I use it to describe something, I am hesitant. Doubtful.

 Not this time. 

To me, this is perfect. What the creators, writers, casting, actors, musicians, sound designers, sound mixers, extras, cinematographers, etc did-

Was exactly what they were suppose to do.

One of the best productions of the last years  (if not even the very best). Highly recommended!

It could be one of the best Tv series based on true events' people and aftermath ever.
Definitelya must to see.
From people I know only the one's who witnessed it on their own lifes and in neighboring countries don't want to relive and remember it again! Ужас!
Possibly one of the main reasons for Soviet Unions breakdown.
I'm glad thatI don't live in the USSR but Chernobyl was a goobal tragedy!

oh how the tables have chernobyled hahahaha

but really, this series somehow made me want to lather myself in lotion, drink water like wine, and say words like “reactor” and “megawatts” in a british accent.

I've always had a fascination for Chernobyl. But I never realised just how deep it went. Truly horrific.

Fragmento del análisis publicado en OchoQuince Magazine: medium.com/ochoquincemag/chernobyl-14915a1e95ee

"La miniserie de HBO se apoya en los cientos de testimonios recogidos por Svetlana Aleksiévich en su inabarcable trabajo de investigación. [...] Chernobyl establece un impagable discurso sobre la verdad, la mentira y la responsabilidad del Estado para con sus ciudadanos. [...] Tal vez por esa invisibilidad de la radiación y sus consecuencias cobra sentido la decisión de puesta en escena de recurrir constantemente al fuera de campo como herramienta para la construcción narrativa. [...] más allá de los hallazgos visuales citados, la serie alcanza su cima en lo referente a la puesta en escena a través del sonido. Quizás lo más aterrador de Chernobyl sea esa estridencia provocada por el chirrido de las máquinas que miden la radiación. Un sonido que permanece constante, incómodo, desasosegante, durante toda la producción. El martilleo del horror."

my honest opinion is that it could’ve been about an episode shorter😬