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.

The global financial crisis that struck the United States in 2008 found Greece not only unprepared but also in a precarious economic position. The country’s massive debt and soaring deficits set it on a path toward a catastrophic, disorderly default that threatened to destabilize the entire eurozone. Greece was about to be caught in the eye of a global storm. The economic fallout was devastating, and the political crisis that inevitably followed risked undermining the country’s geopolitical standing and shaking the foundations of its democratic constitution. These were the years of crisis. Yet, as it turned out, the institutions established after independence proved more resilient than many foreign analysts had anticipated. Greece managed to weather the crisis with its institutional framework intact, paving the way for a challenging but necessary journey toward economic recovery. Fifty years after the fall of the dictatorship, the institutions born in 1974 remain in place, continuing to shape the nation’s political and social fabric. This anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on that long journey with the clarity that hindsight provides.