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Chernobyl S1E2 — Please Remain Calm

9.6

Chernobyl•Season 1•Episode 2

Please Remain Calm

9.6/10 · 62,094 votesMay 13, 201966 min

Ranked #2 of 5 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

With untold millions at risk after the Chernobyl explosion, nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery Legasov, a leading Soviet nuclear physicist, and warn him about the threat of second explosion that could devastate the continent.

Directed byJohan Renck

Written byCraig Mazin

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Cast18

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Valery Legasov

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Boris Shcherbina

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Ulana Khomyuk

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Anatoly Dyatlov

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Lyudmilla Ignatenko

Adam Nagaitis

Adam Nagaitis

Vasily Ignatenko

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

Alexandr Akimov

Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Leonid Toptunov

Con O'Neill

Con O'Neill

Viktor Bryukhanov

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Nikolai Fomin

Alan Williams

Alan Williams

KGB Chairman Charkov

David Dencik

David Dencik

Mikhail Gorbachev

Crew12

E

Edvinas Brasas

Stunts

G

Glenn Marks

Stunt Coordinator

R

Ruslan Gorily

Stunt Coordinator

O

Olexander Denyanchuk

Stunts

L

Leonidas Kotikas

Stunts

J

Jack Phillips

Roto Supervisor

G

Gary Connery

Stunt Coordinator

S

Stanislav Samuchov

Stunts

M

Michael Wiles

VFX Production Coordinator

M

Mantas Puodžiūnas

Stunts

Simon Smith

Simon Smith

Editor

Johan Renck

Johan Renck

Director

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Episode Summary

"Please Remain Calm" is episode 2 of Chernobyl season 1. It scored 9.6/10 from 62,094 votes, ranking #2 of 5 episodes this season (season average 9.5). Directed by Johan Renck and written by Craig Mazin, it aired on May 13, 2019.

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