The series "Arvingerne" is a Danish drama about family secrets and the struggle for inheritance. In Copenhagen, the elderly artist Veronica Gronnegard unexpectedly passes away - a renowned celebrity and owner of a substantial fortune. She leaves behind numerous children and nieces and nephews, all vying for the inheritance. However, the will dashes all their ambitious plans: the old lady bequeaths her mansion and paintings to a poor florist named Signe Larsen. It is revealed that the artist had another daughter, whom she had abandoned as an infant.