ProSieben hides an absolute series event in the late program on Monday. In 2019, the disaster series Chernobyl appeared out of nowhere on HBO and in Germany on Sky – and became a phenomenon. The 5 episodes about the Chernobyl meltdown raked in prizes and landed at the top of renowned top lists.
We’ll show you when and where you can watch Chernobyl, what it’s all about and why it’s worth turning on.
Chernobyl broadcast dates on TV
ProSieben already showed Chernobyl two years ago as a free TV premiere. There will be a new broadcast today and next week.
Chernobyl episode 4 and 5 will be broadcast on ProSieben on Monday and Tuesday night, May 1, from midnight
That’s what Chernobyl is about
Chernobyl is an international co-production between Sky and HBO, set before the shocking backdrop to the April 1986 nuclear disaster takes place in Ukraine. Based on this, a story unfolds about lies and cowardice, about courage and conviction.
Chernobyl – S01 Trailer (German) HD
Because after the great calamity it’s about to prevent worse, and it begs the question of who is willing to risk their own life to save someone else’s. In addition, the plot of the series follows the investigations into how the explosion in the nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came about in the first place. (Read more: Chernobyl: Compares Legasov and Co. with their real counterparts)
Great reviews: That’s why Chernobyl is worth it
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, almost exactly 37 years ago. The series of the same name provides an emotional and factual reconstruction of the events. The horrific consequences of the incident for those involved (population, helpers, employees of the power plant) are also relentlessly depicted. That’s how it slides Historical series again and again into the horror genre. The terrible circumstances allow nothing else. (Read our detailed review of Chernobyl here)
The world’s largest movie database, IMDB, ranks Chernobyl as the 5th best series of all time with a 9.3 rating. No other production from the last five years has made it higher. At Moviepilot, too, Chernobyl reaches the 9.0 mark and is thus rated better than all other series published during this period.
Chernobyl showrunner Craig Mazin subsequently took over as director of video game adaptation The Last of Us. You can currently watch both series with a subscription to WOW – and discover amazing parallels in the process.
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