Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown (2026)

Name: Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Adam Higginbotham, Galia Ackerman, Wyatt Andrews, Olena Mokhnyk, Karena Kalmbach

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (160 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Adam Higginbotham Self
Galia Ackerman Self
Wyatt Andrews Self
Olena Mokhnyk Self
Karena Kalmbach Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

7.73 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 53 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Inferno	7.7	22
2	Strahlung	7.5	17
3	Schuld	7.5	15
4	Wahrheit	8.2	11