“Chernobyl” has won the Golden Globe for best limited series, granting New Jersey’s Craig Mazin his latest accolade.

Mazin is the creator of the HBO series, which tied Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Unbelievable” for the most Golden Globe nominations of any TV series this year (four).

“Chernobyl” examines the 1986 nuclear disaster, focusing on the pivotal moments just before the explosion of a reactor in Soviet Ukraine. The five-part series, which premiered in May, looks at the causes of the disaster and its devastating consequences, worsened by government cover-up.

Mazin, 48, was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Marlboro. The showrunner and executive producer is an alumnus of Freehold High School and Princeton University. In September, he accepted two Emmys for “Chernobyl," for best limited series and writing for a limited series. The drama won a total of 10 Emmys.

Series stars Jared Harris, Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård were also nominated for Golden Globes for best actor, supporting actress and supporting actor in a limited series. Skarsgård won the Globe for supporting actor.

In working on the series, Mazin consulted the 1997 book “Voices from Chernobyl,” by Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, which includes first person accounts of the disaster.

“Chernobyl” bests “Unbelievable,” Showtime’s “The Loudest Voice,” Hulu’s “Catch-22” and FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” in the limited series and TV movie category at the Golden Globes.

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