Wild Bees

It's an incredible TV series with so many talented actors and actresses. The writing is good. Indeed the best Greek TV series of 2019.

This show is actually really really good. The writing is strong, the actors are wonderful, and the budget is a lot higher than most Greek shows I've watched (don't get me started!).

My only issue is the telenovela genre which consists of a LOT of episodes. Four days a week with an average run time of 50 minutes leaves room for filler and repetition.

That small aside, this is a drama series worth getting addicted to and I'm so thrilled I discovered it on ANT1 in the US. The actors are seriously so talented (most are theatre-trained and it shows) and they get really meaty material to work with from the writers. You can see them luxuriate over each word like they own it and they certainly do. And then the direction, cinematography, sets, and music all work together to create a really beautiful piece of television. Is this the start of a new age for Greek television and cinema in Greece? I certainly hope so.

The best greek daily series of all time.

Love it!!!

Plot: At the beginning of the series, the play takes place in 1958. We are located in the Thessalian plain and more specifically in Diafani, a small village outside Larissa. The powerful large landowner of the area, Doukas Sevastos, wants at all costs to acquire the land that three orphan sisters have in the plain, in order to use it to create a large industrial zone. These are the estates of the three Stamiris brothers: 28-year-old Eleni, 22-year-old Asimina and 18-year-old Drosos. The three girls have lost their father and mother and so the older sister, who is also the protector of the younger ones, is forced under pressure to enter into an agreement with Tsiflikas, in order to secure the future of her younger brothers, to get married. His eldest son, Sergio, and he to take the coveted estates as a dowry.

However, on the same night of her wedding, she and her sisters will paint their hands with blood, opening a vicious circle between the two families. At the same time, many other small and big stories are being played. The series depicts the way the people of the time lived, presenting the impact of the post-occupation period but also various folklore and ethnographic elements. The 3rd cycle takes place during the period of military dictatorship in Greece, from 1967 to 1974, presenting in an impressive way and with brilliant liveliness that time and its events.

A masterpiece! Everyone should watch it! Highly recommended!!

After the death of their father,his three daughters have to confront the wealthiest man in their village(Doukas), who wants to buy their fields. Doukas' son, Sergios decides to marry the oldest daughter(Eleni) so his family will get the fields. Eleni works really hard in order to keep their property but after too much pressure by Doukas and many financial problems she gives in and decides to marry Sergios. This event will change everything in the life of the three daughters.