Although i cannot personally vouch for the veracity of the events or of the depiction of life in Chernobyl / Pripyat - there are countless reviews here that work to that effect - this is one of the best pieces of story-telling I have ever seen.

The acting is superb but more importantly, the cinematography and the scene sequence really makes you panic throughout the show and wonder - how was this story not properly told before? How is it possible for something as huge as the Chernobyl disaster stay under wraps for so long?

What is perhaps even scarier, is how invisible are the effects of this disaster in the short-term. After all, the day looks similar to any other when they change the setting to the town in the first episode. This was what frightened me the most - how could those people have known?

All of the fallout from the accident is masterfully portrayed and the show actually evolves for merely reporting the events to also give an insight into the lengths at which the USSR was willing to go in order to avoid it being spread internationally.

On par with "When They See Us" as the best piece of entertainment I have seen in 2019. Would recommend it to everyone.