The Chernobyl Podcast: Part Five

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The Chernobyl Podcast fifth and final episode, the accompanying podcast series to HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl.

In the final podcast we’ll hear from Peter Sagal and Craig Mazin how the miniseries ends and which scenes were taken out.

The fifth episode shows how Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård) and Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.

On the podcast, Craig Mazin exposes the truth about the finale. He compares the real show trial with the series’s depiction, explaining where he took liberties and why.

We’ll also hear from production designer Luke Hull about recreating the trial room. And finally, Sagal and Mazin talk about what’s happened since Chernobyl.

The HBO Chernobyl mini series is both available on Amazon Prime and HBO for online streaming.

Full series

The Chernobyl Podcast: Part Five
  • Info
  • Release date4 June 2019
  • Full runtime47 min
  • HostsCraig Mazin (show creator) and Peter Sagal
  • Produced forHBO, Internet