“What is the Cost of Lies?” – Chernobyl

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.

The five-part series premiered simultaneously in the United States on May 6, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on May 7. It received widespread critical acclaim for its cinematography, historical accuracy, performances, atmosphere, tone, screenplay, and musical score. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it received nineteen nominations and won for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing, while Harris, Skarsgård, and Watson received acting nominations. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the series won for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Skarsgård won for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

While the five-part series was exhaustively researched, some liberties were taken for dramatic purposes. The release of each episode was accompanied by a podcast in which Mazin and NPR host Peter Sagal discuss these changes and the reasoning behind them. While critics, experts and witnesses have noted historical and factual discrepancies in the series, the creators’ attention to detail has been widely praised.

Chernobyl is the Featured Blog of the Month for April! With the Featured Blog comes a detailed critique of the 2019 HBO miniseries including the cast of Chernobyl and the real life people they play, there is also a detailed recommendation of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. You can also find with the Featured Blog of the Month a critical review of Chernobyl that includes a review of all five episodes of the miniseries. There is also an interview with the Featured Blog that you can watch, it is an HBO Featurette that goes behind the scenes look at the series providing viewers an exploration into making the final episode of Chernobyl. To commemorate all of the Featured Blog of the Month films and series, there is a Top Ten List of films or series featured and for Chernobyl the list is My Top Ten Historical Tragedy Series that include disaster or tragedy in the genre. Last but not least, the Featured Blog of the Month includes an Official Trailer for the film or series!

Without further adieu, I give you the 2019 Official Trailer for Chernobyl: