I really enjoyed this series. It is undoubtedly well made, written, acted and directed and captures the bleakness, ineptitude, secrecy and corruption of the soviet system perfectly. It also captures the very real global emergency that unfolded in the days and weeks following the disaster.

My only issue is the repeated exaggeration of certain aspects of it which, if you are familiar with the facts of the disaster and its aftermath, is totally unnecessary because the truth was more than shocking enough. It is also a bit unfair to one or two key characters who were used as scapegoats following the disaster. I would definitely recommend Adam Higginbotham's highly detailed account of the disaster in his book 'Midnight in Chernobyl' if you're interested in separating fact from fiction.

Otherwise, it's excellent.