Description : French Canadian English subtitles - eight episodes Mégantic received eleven nominations at the 38th Prix Gémeaux, Québec’s premier television award Mégantic is inspired by the Lac‑Mégantic rail disaster of 6 July 2013, when a runaway freight train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the town centre, killing 47 people and causing one of the worst rail catastrophes in Canadian history. The series focuses on the human stories around it, following residents, families, first responders and volunteers whose lives are torn apart and reshaped by the tragedy