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Legasov is a leading Soviet nuclear physicist part of the Chernobyl response team. He is among the first to grasp the scope of the unparalleled disaster that has occurred.

Soviet nuclear physicist Khomyuk is committed to solving the mystery of what led to the Chernobyl disaster. Her character is based on the many in the scientists who investigated the accident.

Shcherbina is the Soviet Deputy Prime Minister assigned by the Kremlin to lead the government commission on Chernobyl in the hours immediately following the accident.

Cast & Characters

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Jared Harris

Emily Watson

Stellan Skarsgard

About the Series

Chernobyl (HBO)