Exploring Chernobyl: 35 years later. Mini-series trailer The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986, at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in terms of cost and casualties and is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at seven - the maximum severity - on the International Nuclear Event Sc

“There was nothing sane about Chernobyl.” From Creator/Executive Producer Craig Mazin, #ChernobylHBO premieres May 6 on HBO. | HBO

“You think the right question will get you the truth?” Episode 4 of #ChernobylHBO premieres tonight at 9pm. | HBO

Consider the HBO original series Chernobyl for Outstanding Limited Series and all other categories. The BBC raves the show is “truly exceptional.” | HBO

Listen to how the shocking trial of #ChernobylHBO put even more lives in danger in the latest installment of The Chernobyl Podcast. Episodes 1- 5 are now available wherever you get your podcasts: http://po.st/ChernobylPodcast | HBO