Against the background of decline of the Roman Empire, "Peplum" takes us into the lives of Bravus, a former slave who became adviser to the tyrannical Emperor Maximus. Under pressure, stuck between a professional life stressful and chaotic family life, his days are not looking easy. Indeed, work side Bravus must wet the gown to slow a decline that has a tendency to accelerate under the leadership of the incompetent messy, cruel, capricious and narcissistic Maximus. Personal side, he must face every night his son Caius freshly converted to Christianity, his wife Octavia, foreign to the codes of good Roman society and daughter Lydia sassy which assimilates too well. "Peplum" or how to avoid the burn out in a declining society. The parallel with today can not be a coincidence.

At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat—after an unexpected crisis.

A director of human resources conducts job interviews. As the episodes unfold, the candidates introduce themselves. Annoying, too sure of themselves or frankly confusing, they trigger internal thoughts that distract him and disrupt his exchanges with the candidates.