28 June 2019
Chernobyl
The human story of the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant Chernobyl is brought to life by brilliant performances from Stellan Skarsgård (The Avengers), Emily Watson (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) and Jared Harris (The Crown) in a gripping series that follows the responders who made incredible sacrifices to contain the nuclear fallout.
It’s incredibly gripping stuff – so the good news you can binge the whole series on Showmax right now.
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