13 Upcoming New HBO Series To Be Excited About

7. Chernobyl

Chernobyl Ferris Wheel
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Chernobyl remains a huge point of morbid fascination across the world, and that curiosity is going to be fed with a new series exploring the disaster zone.

The official synopsis describes it as "a tale of lies and cowardice, of courage and conviction, of human failure and human nobility", with the five-part series offering a dramatised account of the catastrophe, looking at how it happened and the people who sacrificed their lives to prevent further damage.

The excellent Jared Harris (Mad Men) will lead the intriguing miniseries, playing a Soviet scientist chosen by the Kremlin to investiage the incident.

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