The year is 1945. The war is finally over. Denmark is free, but divided. Much has changed for the Skov family. Karl and Eva’s marriage is worn thin, and Eva decides to leave her husband. At the same time, a brutal reckoning awaits Karl and those who collaborated with the Nazis during the war. Aksel and his comrades from the resistance watch with growing frustration as the country struggles to rebuild itself, and along the way they see the dream of a new and better Denmark begin to crumble. Meanwhile, Aksel’s siblings, Valdemar and Helene, together with Knud’s widow, Britta, unite around a shared dream that opens new perspectives for the family.