The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana takes place as a maid in Stockholm with the Larsson family, previously infamous for their rapid turnover of domestic workers. Soon it is Kristiana that controls the household.
Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.