Viewers hail new ‘must watch’ Netflix drama on the worst industrial disaster in history that killed 70 times more people than Chernobyl

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Viewers are hailing Netflix’s ‘bone-chilling’ new drama series a ‘must-watch’ with ‘stellar performances’.

Based on a devastating true story, ‘The Railway Men – The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984,’ follows the brave railway workers who risked their lives to save others after a deadly gas leak from a factory in the city.

The mini series consists of four episodes, starting with the hours leading up to the disaster.

Starring Indian actors R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon and Divyenndu, the show was released on November 8 and has since attracted acclaim from viewers.

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy was the worlds worst industrial accident, killing 70 times more people than Chernobyl.

Viewers are hailing Netflix ‘s ‘bone-chilling’ newest drama series a ‘must-watch’ with ‘stellar performances’

The catastrophe took place on 2nd December 1984  when just after midnight, a storage tank at the Union Carbide chemical plant began leaking more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas.

It immediately killed at least 3,800 people and resulted in premature death for thousands more over the coming years.

Over 500,000 residents of small towns around the plants were exposed to the toxic gas. 

Now, the four episodes retell the tragic story to a new audience on Netflix, who are already calling it ‘the best series that Netflix has ever made’.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, on viewer wrote:  ‘The Railway Men on Netflix. What a chilling and powerful show. Must watch for everyone.’

Another added: ‘The Railway men on Netflix is a great watch. The story is based on the Bhopal gas tragedy. Every character plays their part in the story, loved the @KayKayMenon02 character the most’.

Someone described it as an ’emotionally well connected story with so many heartbreaking moments’ adding that ‘the actors did a great job’ and they ‘can’t even think about the real time tragedy’.

In the series, the station master, played by Kay Kay Menon, hires Imad Riaz as a loco pilot, portrayed by actor Babil Khan.

Based on a devastating true story, ‘The Railway Men – The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984,’ follows the brave railway workers who risked their lives to save others after a deadly gas leaks from a factory in the city

The four episodes retell the tragic story to a new audience on Netflix, who are already calling it ‘the best series that Netflix has ever made’.

The show was released on November 8 and has since attracted acclaim from viewers

On X, formerly known as Twitter, on viewer wrote: ‘The Railway Men on Netflix. What a chilling and powerful show. Must watch for everyone.’ 

Amongst the rest of the cast, Khan got high praise for his performance. 

One viewer tweeted: ‘AN ACTOR is BORN… one of the main strengths of The Railway Men on Netflix is Babil Khan. 

‘A sustained, nuanced performance n a strong screen presence.. I’m not saying this just coz he’s the son of the late Irrfan Khan. On his own terms, he’s outstanding’.

Menon also received floods of positive comments, with one user writing: ‘Goes without saying what a gem @kaykaymenon02 sir is. 

‘Always in awe of this stupendous performances across cinema, the latest being The Railway Men on Netflix. You sir deserve a standing ovation. Take a bow’.

Another X user penned: ‘The Railway Men & Trial By Fire are easily the some of the best series that Netflix has ever made. 

‘Not a single line of dialogue, not a single frame wasted in my opinion. Please watch both of them!’

One viewer tweeted ‘AN ACTOR is BORN… one of the main strengths of The Railway Men on Netflix is Babil Khan’.

One movie fan said they had to take an ‘anger break’ between episodes, writing: ‘Watching ‘the Railway Men’ right now and I am on episode three. 

‘Watching the tragedy unfold because people in power were a little too comfortable with flouting of standard operating procedures and safety norms multiple times’.

Another said: ‘I’m watching “the railway men” on Netflix. This story reminded how much I love side stories. 

‘This is a story of how railway workers/officials risk their lives to try & save the suffocating city during the union carbide gas leak – felt claustrophobic even while watching it’.

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