Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown

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.

First Aired

Apr 19, 2026

Last Aired

Apr 20, 2026

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Networks

National Geographic

Production

CNN Original Series, Windfall Films, National Geographic Channels International