Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World

Name: Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-17
Rating: 7
Cast: Tom Gorham

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Survivors and witnesses recall March 11 2011 - when Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami of 40-foot waves, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown.

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StatusEnded

First AiredFebruary 17, 2026

Last AiredFebruary 18, 2026

Episode Runtime47dk

Seasons1

Episodes2

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish, 日本語

Keywords

japan earthquake crisis tsunami anthology disaster nuclear fukushima disaster (2011)meltdown history historic

Production Companies

BossaNova Media

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E2 • 2/18/2026

Episode 2

Concluding the two-part documentary about the 2011 earthquake in Japan which triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Here, nuclear experts explain what went wrong at the power plant. Among the many contributing factors, two of the most critical were also the most shockingly simple.

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