Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown

Name: Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-04-19
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Adam Higginbotham, Galia Ackerman, Wyatt Andrews, Olena Mokhnyk, Karena Kalmbach

Documentary~44 min

Ended⭐ 8.72026-04-19

Seasons

1 Seasons

Episodes

4 Episodes

First Aired

2026-04-19

Last Aired

2026-04-20

Network

National Geographic

Country

Language

Rating

8.7 / 10

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Adam Higginbotham

Self

Galia Ackerman

Self

Wyatt Andrews

Self

Olena Mokhnyk

Self

Karena Kalmbach

Self

Seasons

Miniseries

4 eps · 2026-04-19

Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown airs on National Geographic.