Chernobyl Episode 5 Duration, May 6, 2019 ยท Total runtime: 5. With untold millions at risk, Ulana makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery and warn him about the threat of a second explosion. Episode Recap Chernobyl is a mini-series and tells its story throughout five episodes, each running between 60 to 70 minutes. The episode first aired on June 3, 2019 on the US pay TV channel HBO. 5 hours (approximately 0. 2 days) of continuous viewing time for all 5 episodes. It tracks life before, during, and after the disaster, with the series starting with Soviet Chemist Valery Legasov recording his life story before dying by suicide at his home. Legasov lies to the IAEA about what happened but later reveals the suppressed information about the Leningrad plant that reveals a design flaw in the reactor's core. Beautiful acting and beautiful filming- the only bad thing is that this was the last episode of the series. It was written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck. qjyug, uf, qo, oce, sule55ym, yvzff, z3, 79xsu, kq1, dhgbwe,