Radioactive Emergency is a Brazilian historical disaster drama series created by Gustavo Lipsztein. The Netflix series is set in 1987 in Brazil, and it revolves around a group of scientists and doctors as they try to prevent a radioactive disaster after scavengers take radioactive material from an abandoned hospital. Radioactive Emergency stars Johnny Massaro, Paulo Gorgulho, Bukassa Kabengele, Tuca Andrada, Ana Costa, and Antonio Saboia. So, if you liked watching the intense drama, tragic story, and compelling characters in Radioactive Emergency, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Chernobyl (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Chernobyl is a historical disaster drama series created by Craig Mazin. The HBO series centers on the cleanup efforts made by the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 and how deadly it proved for the first responders and the people nearby. Chernobyl stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis, Con O’Neill, Adrian Rawlins, and Sam Troughton.
The Railway Men (Netflix)
The Railway Men is an Indian historical disaster thriller drama series created by Aayush Gupta. The Netflix series is set in the aftermath of the disastrous 1984 toxic gas leak at the Chemical company Union Carbide India Limited’s plant in Bhopal, and it explores how the bravery of a few men saved lives. The Railway Men stars R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyenndu, and Babil Khan.
Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV)
Five Days at Memorial is a disaster medical drama miniseries co-developed by John Ridley and Carlton Cuse. Based on Sheri Fink’s 2013 non-fiction book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, the Apple TV series chronicles the struggles of the medical staff at a New Orleans Hospital after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city. Five Days at Memorial stars Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Cornelius Smith Jr., Robert Pine, Adepero Oduye, and Julie Ann Emery.
Dopesick (Disney+ & Hulu)
Dopesick is a drama series created by Danny Strong. Based on Beth Macy’s 2018 non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, the Hulu series explores the tragic effects of the opioid crisis among American citizens and how this tragedy made one specific pharmaceutical company insanely rich. Dopesick stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson.
Waco: The Aftermath (Paramount+ Add-on & Rent on Prime Video)
Waco: The Aftermath is a legal crime drama series co-developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. The Showtime series serves as a sequel to the 2018 miniseries, Waco, and it chronicles the aftermath of the Waco standoff at the Branch Davidian compound and how it inspired the likes of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Waco: The Aftermath stars Michael Shannon, Giovanni Ribisi, Keean Johnson, Abbey Lee, Alex Breaux, John Hoogenakker, and Kali Rocha.
The Days (Netflix)
The Days is a Biographical drama miniseries created by Jun Masumoto. Based on the 2014 non-fiction book On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi by Ryusho Kadota, the Netflix series revolves around a group of Japanese government officials as they struggle to handle an unprecedented nuclear disaster. The Days stars Kōji Yakusho, Yutaka Takenouchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Takuma Otoo.
Every Minute Counts (Prime Video)
Every Minute Counts is a Spanish drama series created by Jorge Michel Grau. The Prime Video series is set in Mexico City in 1985, and it is set in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake, leaving many thousands of people stuck under the rubble, and citizens mobilize to rescue them. Every Minute Counts stars Osvaldo Benavides, Maya Zapata, Antonio de la Vega, Miriam Balderas, and Jesús Zavala.
The Looming Tower (Hulu, Disney+, & Rent on Prime Video)
The Looming Tower is a drama series co-created by Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, and Lawrence Wright. Based on Wright’s 2006 nonfiction book of the same name, the Hulu series is set in the 1990s, and it chronicles the FBI and CIA’s investigation into al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. Both of the agencies separately concluded that al-Qaeda is an imminent threat to the United States, but their unwillingness to work together unwittingly contributed to the 9/11 attacks. The Looming Tower stars Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp, Louis Cancelmi, and Virginia Kull.