*Chernobyl, HBO now.

[elleng]

April 26, 1986, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. An early-morning explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sends workers scrambling to assess the damage. When reports reach the control room that the reactor's core is "gone," deputy chief engineer.

A dramatization of the story of the 1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, and of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation.

'Better' than today's reality?

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Did you watch the first episode last night?

I did, and found it horrifying.
It is exceptionally well done, thus the 9.6 IMDB score.

the attitude of the guys ( of course) in charge, the fact that the townspeople had no clue about the danger of the reactor, and about what happened, was truly scary. We are not that different here, now.

[elleng]

2. Yes, I did, my late night/early morning additional horror.