“Mr. Callides, did anything out of the ordinary happen in those days?” a policewoman asks a man in black in the interrogation room. The man looks sullen, and the voice of the female police officer is full of compassion, which hints that perhaps it was not the man’s fault, but that something painful happened to him. The scene is briefly interrupted by rapidly alternating scenes of passion, violence, and shots of the city at night. “Do you remember anything?” the policewoman asks again, “Maybe you forgot something?”.

Above is a summary of the 38 second trailer for the new ERT series. Do what you sleep. With strong social noir elements, the script is based on the book “Before you sleep with the devil” by award-winning author Yannis Skaragas (awarded Ledig-Rowohlt, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Villa Strauli and University of Iowa (IWP) foundations) and his play “Simple number”, which premiered in New York, was nominated for the New York Innovative Theater Awards), with the difference that the play takes place not in time in the 1930s, but in the present. day, touching on issues that are as relevant as ever, such as school bullying, mental health and revenge porn, as they are perceived through the second promotional trailer. Through chilling yet darkly atmospheric directorial visions by Alexandru Pantazoudis and Aleka Kirani, and starring Greek crowd favorite Spyros Papadopoulos, the first shots show not only how he will captivate audiences, but also that he has nothing to do. envy from similar foreign productions of the genre. “So many upheavals and [πρόκειται για] a series that will keep viewers interested from beginning to end,” Photini Bahevani said on the air of the Studio 4 show. Most of the plot takes place at school, which is why several young actors are involved who, along with industry veterans such as Emily Koliandri, Marina Aslanoglu, Nicoleta Kotsaylidou and Tasos Yiannopoulos, aim to highlight the courage of the new generation, the difficulties but also the temptations of modern life and make us think about what happened to our humanity when around us they change. “It will be a series that will roughly show how things are at the moment in our country,” said Marina Aslanoglu in an interview.

The plot revolves around a charismatic schoolteacher (Spyros Papadopoulos) who sees his life abruptly and unexpectedly unravel. During a major crisis in his marriage, Nicholas becomes romantically involved with the mother of one of his students who is showing behavioral problems (Emily Coliandri) for a one-night stand. A few days later, his wife (Marina Aslanoglu) was killed during an armed robbery in her own house, and her daughter was transferred to intensive care in critical condition. Faced with a family tragedy and the wild and criminal reality of the marginalized school where he teaches, Nicholas tries to unravel mysteries and twisted stories to track down the perpetrators and uncover a dark plot against him.

“I thought it was an adaptation of overseas success,” Spyros Papadopoulos said on the Studio 4 show, “the fact that Skaragas put it all out of his head is very important.” Indeed, one cannot ignore the fact that this is a purely Greek effort that is broadcast on state television. Make You Sleep will premiere on Monday, September 12 at 10 pm with a double release on ERT1, but on Sunday, September 11, the first episode of the series will be downloaded exclusively on the ertflix platform as a pre-release and will be available from 12 : 00 am to midnight. The series will continue to air every Monday at 10pm with a double episode and has all the ingredients to become our new habit.