Michael Younesi (born February, 1987) is an American filmmaker, whose directing and producing work includes television, films and advertisements. He is perhaps best known as director and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Project Mc2. He also directed the short film Liberation. He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In December 2019, Younesi wrote and directed the original movie, Adventure Force 5 for Vudu and Studio71.