‘Chernobyl’ – Official Trailer:

1 April, 2023 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 4 categories

“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.

Genre: Historical drama, Disaster, Tragedy, Created and written by Craig Mazin, Directed by Johan Renck, Starring: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis, Con O'Neill, Adrian Rawlins, Sam Troughton, Robert Emms, Emily Watson, David Dencik, Mark Lewis Jones, Alan Williams, Alex Ferns, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan, Fares Fares, Michael McElhatton, with Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, Country of origin: United States, and United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 5, Executive producers: Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, and Chris Fry, with Producer Sanne Wohlenberg, and Production locations of Lithuania, and Ukraine, with Cinematography by Jakob Ihre, and Editors Jinx Godfrey, and Simon Smith, Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 65–78 minutes, Production companies: HBO, Sky UK, Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, and Word Games, Original network: HBO (US), and Sky Atlantic (UK)(2019)

Historical collections of the Chernobyl accident from the Ukrainian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (USFCRFC). April 26, 1986, signified the boundary between life and death. A new reckoning of time began. This photo was taken from a helicopter several months after the explosion. The destroyed Chernobyl reactor, one of four units operating at the site in Ukraine in 1986. No units operate today. (Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986) Copyright: IAEA Imagebank Photo Credit: USFCRFC

A scene of the cleanup efforts in HBO's "Chernobyl" (2019) Photo Credit: HBO/Sky Atlantic

Craig Mazin of HBO's 'Chernobyl' poses for a portrait during the 2019 Winter TCA Portrait Studio at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on February 8, 2019 in Pasadena, California. Photo Credit: Corey Nickols/Contour by Getty Images

Director Johan Renck of the HBO series 'Chernobyl' poses for a portrait during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studio on April 25, 2019 in New York City. Photo Credit: Corey Nickols/Contour by Getty Images

Jared Harris as Valery Legasov in HBO's "Chernobyl" (2019) Photo Credit: HBO/Sky Atlantic

Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina in HBO's "Chernobyl" (2019) Photo Credit: HBO/Sky Atlantic

Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk in HBO's "Chernobyl" (2019) Photo Credit: HBO/Sky Atlantic

Paul Ritter as Anatoly Dyatlov in HBO's "Chernobyl" (2019) Photo Credit: HBO/Sky Atlantic

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.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2018, until May 31, 2019, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on September 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the United States by Fox; it was preceded by the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14 and 15. The show did not have a host for the fourth time in its history, following the telecasts in 2003 (when the ceremony also aired on Fox), 1998 (on NBC), and 1975 (on CBS). At the main ceremony, Fleabag led all programs with four wins and won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Game of Thrones won two awards, including its record-tying fourth win for Outstanding Drama Series. Chernobyl received the award for Outstanding Limited Series among its three wins. Other overall program awards went to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Saturday Night Live, while The Act, Barry, Fosse/Verdon, Killing Eve, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ozark, Pose, Succession, A Very English Scandal, and When They See Us each received at least one award. Including Creative Arts Emmys, Game of Thrones won 12 awards from 32 nominations – tying and breaking the single-season records, respectively – and helped HBO to 34 total wins, the most of any network. Watched by 6.9 million viewers in the United States, it was the lowest-rated Emmy broadcast in history, amounting to a 32% drop from the 2018 ceremony. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Craig Mazin and cast and crew accepts award for Outstanding Limited Series for 'Chernobyl' onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/WireImage

Cast and crew of 'Chernobyl' pose with awards for Outstanding Limited Series in the press room during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo Credit: Dan MacMedan/WireImage

Johan Renck accepts the Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for 'Chernobyl' onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Director Craig Mazin accepts the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for "Chernobyl" onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2019. Photo Credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Stellan Skarsgård (L) and Jared Harris (R) pose after "Chernobyl" won the Outstanding Limited Series award during the 71st Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2019. Photo Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The 77th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and American television of 2019, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA, the ceremony was broadcast live on January 5, 2020, from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. The ceremony aired live on NBC in the United States. Ricky Gervais hosted the ceremony for the fifth and "final" time. The nominees were announced on December 9, 2019, by Tim Allen, Dakota Fanning and Susan Kelechi Watson. Marriage Story earned a leading six nominations. Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres were announced as the recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award, respectively. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won the most awards for the ceremony with three, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. 1917, Joker, and Rocketman won two awards each, with 1917 winning Best Motion Picture – Drama. For television, Chernobyl, Fleabag and Succession were the most awarded, with two wins each. The ceremony was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Jared Harris speaks as "Chernobyl" wins the award for Best Television Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television onstage, with Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, Tiffany Haddish, Craig Mazin and Stellan Skarsgård, during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal Media, LLC via Getty Images

(L-R) Stellan Skarsgård, Jared Harris, Johan Renck, Craig Mazin, Jane Featherstone, and Carolyn Strauss pose in the press room with award for Best Television Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television for "Chernobyl" during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Stellan Skarsgård accepts the award for Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television for "Chernobyl" onstage during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal Media, LLC via Getty Images

Stellan Skarsgård - 'Chernobyl' - 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.- PHOTOGRAPH BY P. Lehman / Future Publishing Photo Credit: P. Lehman/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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.

The release of each episode was accompanied by a podcast in which Craig Mazin and NPR host Peter Sagal discuss liberties in the series taken and the reasoning behind them. Photo Credit: Google Images

Craig Mazin of the series 'Chernobyl' poses for a portrait during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studio on April 25, 2019 in New York City. Photo Credit: Corey Nickols/Contour by Getty Images

Peter Daniel Sagal (born January 31, 1965) is an American humorist, writer, and host of the National Public Radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and the PBS special Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

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!