The series describes the life of the poet Kostas Karyotakis. It follows his life from his teenage years and sheds light on unknown aspects of his artistic and professional life. A special place is occupied by the part about his relationship with the poet Maria Polydouri. Through the lives of the two protagonists, the politically and socially turbulent period of the 1910s and 1920s is projected.

Angelos Raptis, perhaps the best general surgeon in Greece, is a recognized scientist in a happy marriage to lawyer Iro Anagnostopoulou, with whom they have a brilliant daughter, Melina. The countdown begins on the night of his birthday, on duty, when he is brought dead, from a car accident, his wife and daughter, who were helpless on the road for many hours. Angelos loses everything in one night: his family and his faith. This leads him to deny reality but also life.

As New Year's Eve approaches at the end of 2000, eight lonely, alienated city dwellers struggle to connect with other human beings.