Rent Chernobyl (2019)

Excellent Real-life Story of Nuclear Meltdown in 1986 - Chernobyl review by PV

I remember this happening when doing my A levels and even remember having a dream that a big grey cloud was heading to the UK from the Chernobyl! Remember that even sheep on Welsh hills were affected by this awful radiation.

It's all very tense and I think accurate, with some great acting and scenes. Some horrific scenes of radiation burns. I watched this in 2 sessions as even though I am not squeamish, it was all just to grey and heavy and gruesomely depressing at times to watch in one go.

Some very brave men portrayed here. Thank goodness the BBC pc machine did not get its diversity-worshipping hands on this story first.

Great story - Chernobyl review by LC

A good retelling of the incident. I realize some liberties were taken with some of the characters, but it still holds true.

Feels very familiar in these Covid 19 times - Chernobyl review by CR

Despite everyone in the Russian nuclear system knowing that their Nuclear power plants weren't up to safety standards, they turned their heads away and ignored the proper advice until the disaster that was predicted, actually happened. Many 100,000's of people died because of it. Sound familiar????

This is a really well done, completely engaging and utterly scary mini-series that has been rightly lauded. Worth hiring out from CP  but sometimes is very difficult to watch in some places

Sure I watched a different show from everyone else - Chernobyl review by TH

I kept being told to watch this by people who know me as they said it would be right up my street.

I'm fascinated by the incident and thought this would be as good as everyone has been saying

My first issue is with the poor attempts at a Ukraine accent from most of the cast.

2nd this seemed more about the political fall out and less about the incident itself.

Watched to the end but I feel like I've either watched a different show or maybe my expectations were too high.

Excellent but incredibly sad - Chernobyl review by CP Customer

This is the best mini-series I've seen in years. I learnt a lot which is always a plus. Great acting that really brings home the realities of the suffering. Watching it evoked so many emotions including anger and frustration at and with the regime. The elite really did cause it even if there were some operator error. In the end the politics got in the way of everything before, during, and after the tragedy.

A Dark Horror that Happened - Chernobyl review by DM

If you're looking for light entertainment you can probably tell by the title that this isn't for you. Chernobyl captures the grim reality of the nuclear disaster in the former USSR and the layer upon layer of attempts to cover the full magnitude of it's impact. This is a real life horror story, disturbing, discombobulating and distressing. The cinematography is superb in capturing the bleak reality of the time, grey being the dominant shade of the series in tone and hue. The sacrifice given by firefighters, miners and soldiers given knowingly or unknowingly is moving in the extreme. Strongly recommended.

Wow!! - Chernobyl review by HM

Couldn't take my eyes off it. Intense and at times a traumatising experience; even knocks GOT of its perch. A true story is always more impactive as script writers cannot just drop things in to liven things up however contrived it comes across.

We all know the basic story but the humanising of it draws the viewer in and makes it a hard watch, particularly the injury detail to those exposed to the full force of the radiation. Sickening.

You have to see this series, drama doesn't come any better.