Five-part miniseries, with episodes lasting approximately one hour .
The central message, often summarized by the opening line "What is the cost of lies?" , explores how political suppression of truth can lead to catastrophic physical reality. Critical and Historical Perspective Chernobyl (TV Mini Series 2019) Chernobyl Drama 2019 1h 00m 9.4
Stars Jared Harris as Valery Legasov, Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina, and Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk. Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina