Adrian Rawlins

The story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. This epic five-part miniseries dramatizing the events surrounding the 1986 nuclear accident, as told through the stories of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

"How far would you go to prove it? After David Collins serves seven years of a life sentence for murdering his wife, the court decides he was wrongfully convicted. That's the good news. The bad: His life is shattered. Everyone in his small, seaside village thinks he's guilty, including his children. How can he win them back from the guardian--his dead wife's sister--who loves the children as much as she detests David? And who killed his wife?...

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. This gripping 5-part HBO miniseries tells the powerful and visceral story of this event and its aftermath. --