Screen Rant

HBO's Chernobyl miniseries is a hauntingly accurate depiction of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 1 / 6

The miniseries includes events and people that have gone under the radar in the decades since the crisis. 2 / 6

But despite the characters/people being Russian and Ukrainian, the actors don't use Russian accents. 3 / 6

Instead, actors like Jared Harris and Emily Watson use their native English accents. Why? 4 / 6

Series creator Craig Mazin explained that they originally attempted to use Russian accents but realized it wouldn't work. 5 / 6

That's because actors then act accents, not characters. Plus, Russian accents can become comic-y quite easily. 6 / 6