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Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown (2026)

First aired March 8, 20261 season · 4 epsRunning
8.7

3 votes

Overview

Featuring revealing interviews with survivors speaking publicly for the first time, alongside rare insight into the CIA and Soviet responses, this series exposes a web of secrecy, miscalculation, and human cost. Astonishing new footage from inside the nuclear exclusion zone reveals how this scarred landscape is once again under siege as war encroaches on one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

Seasons

Status

Returning Series

Language

English

Type

Documentary

Last Air Date

March 15, 2026

Networks

CNN

Production

CNN Original SeriesWindfall FilmsNational Geographic Channels International

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