HBO's Chernobyl took home the award for the Outstanding Limited Series at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. Earlier, Craig Mazin won the award for best writing whereas Johan Renck won in the directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special category for Chernobyl.

Chernobyl is a historical drama television miniseries depicting the nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the unprecedented clean up after the incident. The show features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson.