Who is Valery Legasov in Chernobyl?

Valery Legasov (The inorganic chemist) is a character in Chernobyl, part of Scientists. Valery Legasov is first deputy director of the Kurchatov Institute — a careerist by survival and a scientist by conviction, two loyalties Soviet life has never asked him to choose between until now. Summoned to a commission about a 'roof fire' at the Chernobyl plant, he is the first person in the room to read the dosimetry report and understand that the official number is not a measurement, it's the maximum the meter could display. What he knows next costs him everything, slowly.

When does Valery Legasov first appear?

Valery Legasov first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“1:23:45”) of Chernobyl (2019, HBO).

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Anatoly Dyatlov — Deputy chief engineer
• Aleksandr Akimov — The shift supervisor
• Leonid Toptunov — The young operator
• Viktor Bryukhanov — The plant director
• Lyudmilla Ignatenko — The fireman's wife
• Vasily Ignatenko — The firefighter

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