Steven Tsapelas

Tsapelas came up in the mid-2000s moment when YouTube was still figuring out what it was, and *We Need Girlfriends* landed right in that window. He wrote all eleven episodes of the series and directed key installments including *MySpace* and *Rod vs Henry* (Wikipedia) — titles that now read like time capsules of a specific early-internet era. The show's premise wasn't complicated: three guys, post-breakup, trying to get their lives together. But it connected. Enough that Sony and CBS came knocking, with Darren Star — the producer behind *Beverly Hills, 90210* and *Younger* — signing on as executive producer for a network adaptation. That version was developed and then cancelled, which is a frustrating but not uncommon trajectory for webseries-to-TV adaptations. He pivoted to features. *UFO Club* (2022) marked his first theatrical-length directorial credit, continuing the independent comedy lane he'd been working in since Ragtag Productions. Then came *The Bigfoot Club* (2025) — a film that, based on the July 2025 Unseen Films interview, Tsapelas approached with the same DIY energy that defined the webseries days. Stars Kathryn Mayer and Samantha Sayah anchor the cast (IMDb). Hard to say if the film will cross over beyond the indie festival circuit, but the July 10, 2025 U.S. premiere suggests a genuine distribution push. He also has a writing credit on the 2010 animated TV series *Pound Puppies* (Filmaffinity) — a left-field entry in his filmography that doesn't get mentioned much but points to a writer willing to work across formats. The throughline across all of it is comedy, and a preference for ensemble casts built around friendship dynamics.