EXCLUSIVE: NCS and Nat Geo are teaming up for his or her newest worldwide collection, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown.
The NCS Original four-part collection is a co-production with National Geographic International and UK producer Windfall Films. The first two episodes will launch on NCS on Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with the ultimate two working the next week. The collection will then be made out there on NCS’s streaming service.
Disaster will inform the story of the world’s worst nuclear accident, initially specializing in the scope of the catastrophic collapse of the reactor on the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, positioned close to Pripyat in what was then the Soviet Union, in 1986. It may also take a look at the Soviets’ calculated cover-up ,and present-day fallout, exploring the way it intersects with the continuing battle in Ukraine.
Included are interviews with survivors talking publicly for the primary time, alongside uncommon perception into the CIA and Soviet responses. Producers say “astonishing” new footage from contained in the nuclear exclusion zone will reveals how the scarred panorama is as soon as once more below siege as battle encroaches on the Pripyat space, which stays one of the crucial harmful locations on Earth as a result of radiation.
Watch a trailer for the collection above.
“This series brings new depth to a story many believe they know, driven by firsthand accounts from those who lived through it and remarkable material drawn from newly uncovered archives,” stated Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President of Talent, NCS Originals and Creative Development for NCS Worldwide. “It exemplifies NCS Original Series’ ability to revisit defining global events with a fresh perspective for today’s audiences.”
“The production team’s close relationships with local producers allowed us to conduct on-the-ground research, gather powerful eyewitness testimony and capture striking new footage from Chernobyl today,” added Carolyn Payne, Commissioning Editor for National Geographic. “As the home of contemporary history, National Geographic brings audiences fresh depth and perspective on one of the world’s most significant disasters.”
NCS has the home U.S. rights to the collection, with National Geographic taking Europe.
Executive producers for the collection are David Dugan and Carlo Massarella for Winfdfall, Carolyn Payne for National Geographic, and Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Katie Hinman for NCS Original Series. Windfall’s Tom Cook is collection producer.