The Best Episodes of Chernobyl Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.4/10(63740 votes)

   #1 - 1:23:45

   S1:E15/6/2019

   April 26, 1986, Ukrainian SSR. Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.

   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin

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   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin
2. 

   9.6/10(58562 votes)

   #2 - Please Remain Calm

   S1:E25/13/2019

   With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.

   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin

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   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin
3. 

   9.5/10(54525 votes)

   #3 - Open Wide, O Earth

   S1:E35/20/2019

   Lyudmilla Ignatenko, a Pripyat resident, ignores warning about her firefighter husband's contamination. Valery Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks.

   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin

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   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin
4. 

   9.3/10(51591 votes)

   #4 - The Happiness of All Mankind

   S1:E45/27/2019

   Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.

   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin

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   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin
5. 

   9.8/10(70944 votes)

   #5 - Vichnaya Pamyat

   S1:E56/3/2019

   Valery Legasov, Boris Shcherbina and Ulana Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.

   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin

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   Director:Johan Renck

   Writer:Craig Mazin