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 (5)
1. Costigan
Aired 25 January 2016 • 25 min
Ex-Garda detective Vi Costigan is released from prison after unjustly serving time for a crime she did not commit, She quickly realises that she must adapt her old skills to survive in a radically shifted world she now finds herself in.
2. Smitten
Aired 25 January 2016 • 25 min
Bronagh just found out she's pregnant with Dave's baby. Now, she just needs to find him.
3. Dinosaurs
Aired 25 January 2016 • 25 min
A young boy learns hard lessons in a post-apocalyptic world.
4. Hot Knives
Aired 25 January 2016 • 25 min
1995. Deepest suburbia. Fourteen year-old Charlie lives for his skateboard. Nothing else matters. But he is forced to take action when his wayward sister Sam steals vital medicine from their dad.
5. Quinn & O'Grady
Aired 25 January 2016 • 25 min
Jo Quinn, a hardnosed Garda, joins forces with a local Reserve Garda, Mary Bridget Quinn, to investigate bizarre happenings in the village of Blackhill.