¡®Chernobyl¡¯ Beats ¡®GoT¡¯ To Become The Highest-Rated TV Series Ever And We Are Not Surprised!

HBO is on a record-breaking spree! Well, it hasn't come as a surprise that they have churned out yet another terrific show and yes, we are talking about Chernobyl. After delivering something as iconic and grand as Game Of Thrones, HBO's latest show Chernobyl is crashing a few more records.

A report in The Economist claims that Chernobyl is already on its way to becoming one of the highest-ranked television series of all time. IMDB ratings of the show also hints at the fact that the show is way ahead of all the other historical and fantasy dramas. Chernobyl has an average IMDB rating of 9.6/10, that's way ahead of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones as they have an average rating of 9.4/10.

Chernobyl is the only show till now that has this high a rating, making it a first.

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What's more exciting is how every single episode of the five-part mini-series has been rated at 9.5 or higher and the only show that ever managed to scale these heights was Breaking Bad but only for four episodes in its last season.

The five-part miniseries is currently airing on HBO and the final episode was aired on 3 June. The show revolves around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 that occurred in Soviet Ukraine and how it impacted everything else post that.

The main reason why everyone is talking about the show on social media is because no show ever has been able to do justice to the dramatization of what is claimed to be one of the worst man-made disasters. Written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, the show stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsg?rd, Emily Watson, and Paul Ritter in lead roles.

(Also read: What Happened During 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident That Still Resonates As Ultimate Horror)