Chernobyl – The Untold Story

Forty years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, this ambitious investigation reveals, behind the chronicle of the disaster, the mechanisms of a state lie, echoing the Russian war of aggression ravaging Ukraine.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Tschernobyl - Der Insiderbericht
First Air Date	April 14, 2026
Last Air Date	April 14, 2026
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	German, English, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Original Language	German
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	Windfall Films ZDF/Arte
Networks	ARTE

S01E03

Guilt

The cause of the disaster and the extent of the cover-up were only revealed much later. Fourteen months after the catastrophe, the plant's operators stood trial in a Soviet court. Only after the collapse of the USSR did an independent investigation reveal the true cause of the accident. Forty years later, the nuclear exclusion zone transformed into a war zone—a situation that fueled new fears.

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