The five-episode documentary series explores the pivotal period in Greek history from July 1974 to the present, covering the 50 years since the fall of the dictatorship and the establishment of new political institutions. The series uses the extensive audiovisual archives of ERT to showcase significant events and provide a unique interpretation of the post-dictatorship era, which is often referred to as the "Metapolitefsi" (transition to democracy).

The series does not aim to provide an exhaustive or encyclopedic account of these complex 50 years but instead focuses on how the major political, social, and cultural shifts of the period were experienced at the time and how they are understood today. It explores how ordinary people lived through and interpreted these events in real time, how those events influenced their daily lives and cultural developments, and how we interpret them in hindsight, with the benefit of historical perspective.

The collaboration between political scientist Stathis Kalyvas and sociologist Panagiotis Panayiotopoulos is central to this approach. Their narrative, based on exhaustive research in ERT's archives, delves into the political, social, economic, and value-based transformations triggered by the Metapolitefsi. Through original images and the words of the people—both famous figures and ordinary citizens—the documentary aims to spark intergenerational dialogue about the meaning and impact of the last five decades in Greece.

Each episode offers a vibrant, experiential, and often unexpected portrait of the period, encouraging reflection and discussion among both older generations who lived through these changes and younger ones who are discovering them for the first time.

By 1977, the first phase of the significant institutional changes that began in 1974 is completed, and the Metapolitefsi (the Greek transition to democracy) has firmly taken root. The fragile democracy of 1974-75 has now established deeper foundations. Alongside the gradual retreat of intense politicization, new priorities begin to emerge. Social values rapidly change, ushering in a new culture that could be called the "culture of the Metapolitefsi".
However, the immense developmental dynamism of the 1953-1973 period has been lost, and the major oil crisis of 1979 deals a decisive blow to the economy.

In the 1977 elections, PASOK secures second place and becomes the official opposition. The great hopes of Greek society begin to shift towards its leader, Andreas Papandreou, who promises change, a socialist transformation of Greece, and a new era of prosperity.