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About Freedom: 200 Years Since the Greek Revolution

20211 season9.0 / 10

200 years after the Greek Revolution, this documentary revisits the key moments that led a nation to be reborn and reclaim its Hellenic identity, from the ideological factors that ignited a revolution to the battles that forever scarred it

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

About Freedom: 200 Years Since the Greek Revolution premiered March 25, 2021. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

200 years after the Greek Revolution, this documentary revisits the key moments that led a nation to be reborn and reclaim its Hellenic identity, from the ideological factors that ignited a revolution to the battles that forever scarred it

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 3

And Who Shall Rule? The Greek Civil War of 1823-1825

The once great Greek Nation has successfully fought back against the Ottoman Empire and is ready to form their first government in 400 years. But greed and lust for power are lurking in the Greek territory.

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Episode 4

In the shadow of Ibrahim

The fourth episode focuses on the division of the Greeks, which shakes the struggle - a struggle that must be continued at all costs. The divided Greeks are called upon to face the Ottoman counterattack, reinforced by Egyptian troops. This time, the main enemy is listening to the name Ibrahim. The Egyptian pasha, in a show of strength, destroys Kasos and Psara before invading the Peloponnese in 1825, sowing panic and destruction. Now, the fate of the Revolution hangs on a thread.

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Episode 5

Kapodistrias: the Unwanted Hero

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The fifth episode focuses on the first Governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias. In January 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias arrived in Greece in order to complete the most difficult task: the creation of a modern and centralized state. His time, however, counts down, as his opponents are many and strong, inside and outside Greece. His brutal assassination, the formation of the first independent Greek Kingdom and the valuation of the two centuries of Greek Independence.

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

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Cast

Aris PortosalteSelf - Narrator
Thanasis HristouSelf
Stefanos KavallierakisSelf
Antonis KlapsisSelf
Andreas KoukosSelf
Iakovos MihailidisSelf
Thanos VeremisSelf

Credits

Created by
Heliodore Giannis Davvetas
Written by
Heliodore Giannis Davvetas

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
5
Original language
Greek
Original title
Peri eleftherias: 200 hronia apo tin Elliniki Epanastasi

Networks & production

  • SkaiGreece
  • SkaiGreece

Themes

freedomgreecegreek historygreek revolutionperi eleftheriasrevolutionπερί ελευθερίας