TV series

Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown

Name: Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-04-19
Cast: Adam Higginbotham, Galia Ackerman, Wyatt Andrews, Olena Mokhnyk, Karena Kalmbach

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Documentary

Featuring revealing interviews with survivors speaking publicly for the first time, alongside rare insight into the CIA and Soviet responses, this series exposes a web of secrecy, miscalculation, and human cost. Astonishing new footage from inside the nuclear exclusion zone reveals how this scarred landscape is once again under siege as war encroaches on one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

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Series details

First air date: 2026
Last air date: 2026
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Episode runtime: 44 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: National Geographic
Production: CNN Original Series, Windfall Films, National Geographic Channels International