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Busland – The Series

BUSLAND

A Wild Ride Across Europe’s Roads and Dreams

THE STORY

It was 1997 when my partner Abi and I bought a bus, turned it into our mobile palace, and hit the road. We parked anywhere we wanted and soon met an entire underground world of free spirits just like us. We were FREE.

Meet the Nomads of Busland:

🚐 Mauricio – A lover in every town, master of deception, and host of legendary weekend parties inside his van, “The Sweet Ride.”

🚓 Dirty Fred – A former military policeman turned wanderer, driving a Citroën that looked more like a rolling junkyard. A man whose roof-rack disasters were as legendary as his past.

🎸 Lance & Donna – A blues musician and his partner who traded corporate success in the 80s software boom for a life on the road, chasing musical immortality.

🤹 Bobarino Gravatinni – A circus performer balancing wheelbarrows on his head while dodging paternity tests and waging BB gun wars against early-morning birds.

🏰 The Bean Family – Sustainability pioneers who lived in a fold-out mobile castle, perfecting the art of surviving extravagantly on nothing.

🎨 Eddy – A grumpy Belgian artist who rejected society, lived in a crumbling delivery truck, and ranted about progress and politics—while secretly being the most generous soul on the road.

🎭 Circus Monoxide – A nine-person Australian circus troupe touring in a double-decker bus converted into a rolling stage, navigating the chaos of both performances and communal living.

💻 Dirque – A tech billionaire running his empire from a futuristic bubble car, antagonizing fellow travelers but ultimately buying land so nomads could have a final resting place for their journeys.

And then there was us—The Space Commander and Nancy Neutron—cruising in LUL 522X, our creative temple where music was recorded, films were made, and superhero fantasies took flight.

THE SERIES

🚛 Busland is a 10-episode, 1-hour series that weaves together the lives of these road warriors. Each episode dedicates 5-7 minutes to developing each of the 9 primary storylines, with 16 recurring characters adding to the chaos. The season builds toward a climax where all characters reach a mythical land—Busland—forcing them to confront the ultimate question: after decades of freedom, can they live together in one place?

VISUAL STYLE & PRODUCTION

📽 A living graphic novel – A blend of adventure, comedy, drama, romance, crime, and fantasy, all told in a bold, stylized, cinematic aesthetic.

🚎 The vehicles – Every character’s mobile home will be meticulously designed to reflect their personalities, from Mauricio’s party pad to the Bean Family’s origami-like unfolding castle.

🌍 Locations – The series will be shot on-site, with the characters parking their homes in stunning urban and rural landscapes across Europe. Action unfolds both within the vehicles and in striking static locations, capturing the raw beauty and unpredictability of life on the road.

WHY BUSLAND?

🚦 A subculture never seen before – Busland isn’t just a show; it’s an introduction to a world that exists in the shadows of conventional society.

🔥 A wild, unscripted adventure – Every character carries their own dreams, betrayals, and triumphs, making this more than a road trip—it’s an odyssey of self-discovery, connection, and survival.

🎭 A mix of the real and the surreal – The show blurs the line between reality and fantasy, told through a heightened, almost mythological lens.

Busland is freedom. Busland is chaos. Busland is home.

Are you ready to hit the road?