Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown vs Kevin Costner's The West
Kevin Costner's The West has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.7/10 for Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown). Kevin Costner's The West is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are documentary shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Kevin Costner's The West| Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown | Kevin Costner's The West | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | US |
| Creator / director | – | Kevin Costner |
| Main cast | Adam Higginbotham, Galia Ackerman, Wyatt Andrews, Olena Mokhnyk, Karena Kalmbach | Kevin Costner |
Synopsis
Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Featuring revealing interviews with survivors speaking publicly for the first time, alongside rare insight into the CIA and Soviet responses, this 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.
Kevin Costner's The West
This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.
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