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Is Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown coming back?

Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown (2026) — history on CNN

The answer: Yes — returns in 8 days. Next episode · S01E01 · "Inferno" · on CNN
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Genre
History
Network / streamer
CNN
Premiered
May 17, 2026
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
4episodes
4upcoming

About Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown

Marking the 40th anniversary of the unprecedented tragedy, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown tells the powerful story of the world's worst nuclear disaster in four gripping episodes. Spanning the scope of the catastrophic collapse of the reactor, the Soviets' calculated cover-up, and the present-day fallout now intersecting with the war in Ukraine, the series reveals a tragedy still reverberating across history. Featuring revealing interviews with survivors speaking publicly for the first time, alongside rare insight into the CIA and Soviet responses, the 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.

Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown episode schedule

4 upcoming . Next episode: May 17, 2026.

Upcoming · 4

DateEp.Title
May 17, 2026 S1·E1 Inferno
May 17, 2026 S1·E2 Cover Up
May 24, 2026 S1·E3 Sacrifice
May 24, 2026 S1·E4 Fallout