The show was created by Mihkel Ulman and historian Lauri Vahtre, the series is produced by Raivo Suviste and directed by Ain Prosa.
[3] The main characters in the series are a Lääne County-native Toomas Roo (Kaljujärv), who is to start his studies in Tallinn, and Indrek Kallaste (Avandi), a son of wealth, who studies at the same school as Toomas.
The show also features historic characters, such as Konstantin Päts and Johan Laidoner, the Estonian Declaration of Independence and other major events.
Toomas Roo joins the Vaps Movement in 1933, but soon becomes disillusioned by their radical rhetoric and quits.
In 1940–1941 he and Indrek Kallaste are members of Forest Brothers squad which participates in the attack on Tallinn on 28 August 1941.