Smyrna my Beloved: The Series

The story of an entire life lost in flames

7.020221 season

Drama

Filio Williams, an elderly Greek-American woman, rushes to Mytilene with her granddaughter Helen to offer support to Syrian refugees. No one knows her background; no one knows that her grandmother—Filio Baltatzi, a native of Smyrna—had once found herself on that very same island, a persecuted refugee. A small notebook containing the recipes of her namesake grandmother unfolds the turbulent history of the cosmopolitan Baltatzi family, a story shaped by the tragic international events that determined the fate of entire nations. Across time and space, different generations of women from the same family are united by the threads of history. Past and present merge into one.

Directed by Grigoris Karantinakis

Cast

Mimi Denissi

Filio Baltatzi

Leonidas Kakouris

Spyros Baltatzis

Burak Hakkı

Halil

Katerina Geronikolou

Zaharoula

Anastasia Pantousi

Lefkothea Baltatzi

Giannis Eglezos

Vassilis Baltatzis

Efi Gousi

Ismene

Krateros Katsoulis

Spyros Baltatzis

Tamila Koulieva

Takoui

Dina Mihailidou

Eftalia

Nathan Thomas

Eddie Whittall

Nedie Antoniades

Angelica Baltatzis

Giannis Vogiatzis

Polykarpos

Susan Hampshire

Lady Whittall

Christos Stergioglou

Aristeidis Stergiadis

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Episode 1

2022-07-05 · 55m

Lesbos, 2015. The island is overwhelmed by thousands of refugees. An elderly American woman, Philio Williams, offers a large sum to support the refugees. Her granddaughter, not knowing about her past, is unable to understand the reason.

Episode 2

2022-07-12 · 46m

Smyrna, 1917. Filios' daughter falls in love with Eddie Whittall, of the largest Levantine family, despite his grandmother's objections. World War I ends with the victory of Greece's allies and the defeat of Germany and Turkey.

Episode 3

2022-07-19 · 43m

Smyrna, 1920. The Turks rally with Kemal as their leader. The harmonious relationship between the two peoples and the peace in the family home are destroyed. Filios' only joy is her daughter's engagement. Halil confesses his love to her.

Episode 4

2022-07-26 · 45m

Smyrna, 1922. The Smyrna people, sure of their safety, continue their lives despite the defeat of the Greeks. The Chetes enter the city and fiercely persecute the Christians. Who will manage to save themselves from the Baltatzi family?