2025:
Could be Worse
Season 1
Could be Worse is a comedic web series about 3 friends navigating the absurdity of everyday life in LA, trying to make it in entertainment - without losing their cool or each other.
Season 1 was written, directed, and produced by Sleeping Dad - from concept to YouTube in 8 months on a $35,000 budget.
Season 2 is in pre-production now.
Season 1 Timeline:
Written: April/May 2025
Pre-produced: June 2025
Shot: July 2025
Edited: August/September 2025
Marketing & Strategy: October 2025
Released: November 2025
Promotion: Ongoing
Episodes Length:
6-13 minutes
Total Runtime:
57 minutes
Created by: Ariana Parsa, Dylan Skolnik, Valerie Marienko
Written and Directed by: Ariana Parsa, Dylan Skolnik, Valerie Marienko
Starring: Ariana Parsa, Dylan Skolnik, Valerie Marienko, Keanu Damon, Eumin Lee, Volodymyr Pielikh, Kurt Boyd, Kathy Gitibin Parsa, & Dasha Kovtun
Director of Photography: Matt Fore
Line Producer: Josh VanBatenburg
UPM: Jeffrey Teicher
1st AD: Sarina LoPresti
Editor: Alex Tedasco
Sound Designer: Shania Huffman
Colorist: Luis Lubbers Lopez
Sound Mixer: Ori Rendler
Gaffer/Grip: Zach Ginnever, Andy Shuford
PA: Lidya Sezer