The Days is an 8 Episode drama series based on true events on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster in March 2011. If you’re interested in disaster dramas, then this drama is for you.

The drama follows Yoshida, the station manager, during his struggle with trying to keep the station stable. He has to balance out the lives of his colleagues and subordinates, and also his commands from senior TOEPCO management and the Japanese government. He has many ethical dilemmas that we as a viewer, feel the struggles of making these difficult decisions. The time following Yoshida, is also interspersed with time following various teams working on the effort to restore the station to safety.

It has many incredibly tense and emotional moments - that really put yourself in the situation. Especially if you watch the episodes back to back, it makes you feel the stress the teams must have felt during the days after the tsunami.

By the end of the last episode, the drama places most of the blame between the Japanese government and TOEPCO - which after researching the incident in more detail, I would very much agree.

There were some points where there is some technical jargon which is not necessarily explained, so you may feel slightly confused, but often the jargon that isn’t explained isn’t necessary for the story. However, one thing that can be slightly confusing is when they discuss the pressures for the various units, and as we move from one unit to another it can be confusing onto what the status of the various units and which one is in danger for example.

If you like apocalyptic or disaster dramas, then do watch this show! I was gripped each episode, and wanted to know how things evolve. And even if you know the ending with the real life situation, it is still incredibly gripping and is a must watch.