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 (6)
1. Wastewater
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
Vinny and Lauryn fall for each other but their future together is threatened by their present.
2. Skip to the End
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
A man suffering trauma is given a mysterious solution to skip past his pain.
3. Eat the Rich
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
A young bicycle courier, struggling to survive in the gig economy, takes revenge on the boss who fired him.
4. A Deal's a Deal
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
A misguided and disgruntled teenage pigeon fancier reacts badly to the death of her champion young bird.
5. Mushrooms
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
A desperate housewife takes drastic measures to solve her problem. It's only then that she discovers that she, herself, may be the problem that someone else has decided to solve.
6. Yellow Bird
Aired 25 November 2019 • 25 min
Faced with the eviction from her home by her own daughter, an elderly mother takes in a refugee as freedom takes on a new relative meaning for the pair.