Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown

Inferno

Documentary

S1, E1: On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion rips through a reactor during a safety test at a power plant in Ukraine, triggering the worst nuclear accident in history. Within 24 hours, a lethal radioactive cloud starts to circle the globe.

Apr 25, 2026 · 42m

Information

Released
2026
Run Time
42 min
Rated
TV-PG
Region of Origin
United States
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Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.