New Documentary Shows Needless Endangerment Occurred in Fukushima Disaster

The ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ shows how the disaster could have been avoided with better leadership and transparency.

Twin disasters of an earthquake and tsumani devastated Japan on March 11, 2011 is shown in the documentary, "Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare." HBO

TV-14 | 1h 30m | Documentary | 2026

The HBO documentary “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare,” prompts a grim question: Which was the graver nuclear disaster, Chernobyl or Fukushima? Only one reactor exploded at Chernobyl, whereas three melted down at Fukushima after an earthquake on March 11, 2011.