About this season
Storyland is an award-winning initiative by RTÉ.ie and Screen Ireland, a program that develops and showcases new, original Irish short dramas by emerging talent in writing, directing, and acting. It operates as a competitive call-out for scripts, with the top finalists receiving funding and support to produce their 25-minute short dramas, which are then broadcast on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.
Episodes (3)
1. Wrapped
Aired 19 October 2023 • 25 min
With cocaine worth thousands of euro strapped to their bodies, Lisa and Ali are intent on getting through airport security undetected.
2. The Cousin
Aired 26 October 2023 • 25 min
A young father is accepted into a prestigious art college and must tell his cousin he is leaving a life of crime behind.
3. Falling for the Life of Alex Whelan
Aired 2 November 2023 • 25 min
A young Chinese Irish woman meets the man of her dreams at a foreign language film club. She discovers the next day through social media that he has died. Piecing together who he was through his online life, she begins to wonder what could have been.