Miniseries

On 26 April 1986, a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant claimed workers' lives and hurled radioactive dust into the atmosphere. The 50,000 residents of nearby Pripyat learned of the crisis only after local officials ordered a full evacuation 36 hours later. The worst nuclear disaster in history unleashed radiation across Northern Europe, while the Soviet state attempted to conceal the catastrophe. Survivors recount those first, devastating days.