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Patrick Macmanus

Currently in the tenth year of his overall deal at Universal Content Productions, Patrick Macmanus serves as the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Peacock’s upcoming second season of DEVIL IN DISGUISE: THE NIGHTSTALKER, about Richard Ramirez. Additional projects in development include THE BOYS FROM BILOXI, an adaptation of John Grisham’s blockbuster best-selling book about the Dixie Mafia; SPOTLIGHT, a workplace drama about the investigative journalists of the Boston Globe co-created with Nick Bilton and starring Rachel McAdams; THE WEDDING STING, a new dark comedy co-created with Georgia Pritchett, also for Peacock and BIOLOGICAL WAR, a five minutes in the future apocalyptic drama, co-created with Annie Jacobsen.

Macmanus most recently served as creator, executive producer, showrunner and director on the GLAAD and Critics Choice Awards nominated DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY for Peacock, as well as creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Critics Choice Awards-nominated DR. DEATH for Peacock and as co-creator, executive producer and co-showrunner, alongside Liz Hannah, on the Critics Choice Awards-nominated THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE for Hulu. Macmanus has developed series at ABC, AMC, Amazon, CBS, Fox Television Studios, Hulu, NBC, Netflix, Sony Pictures Television, Starz and many more. He previously worked on SYFY’s HAPPY! and Netflix’s MARCO POLO.

In 2021, Macmanus expanded his production company, Littleton Road Productions, and formed Littleton Road Philanthropy with the goal of extracting cultural, social and economic themes embedded in the scripted shows and reimagining those themes as opportunities to educate and empower viewers as individuals who engage in the world around them.

Kelly Macmanus Funke

Kelly Funke is currently the President of Littleton Road, the television production company for showrunner/writer/director Patrick Macmanus, currently in its tenth year of an overall deal with Universal Content Productions, a division of NBCUniversal. The company is in active development on the second season of Peacock’s GLAAD and Critics Choice Awards nominated anthology series DEVIL IN DISGUISE. Additional projects in development at Peacock include CRUSH created by Addison McQuigg and starring//to be directed by Elizabeth Banks and THE WEDDING STING, a dark comedy co-created by Georgia Pritchett and Patrick Macmanus. Upcoming projects coming to market include LIGHTHORSE, co-created by Steven Paul Judd and Ken Kristensen, with the pilot directed by Michael Dinner; SOUTHERN DONS, co-created by Beau Willimon and Stinson Carter, inspired by the debut novel of the same name that recently sold in a three book deal and RECKLESS created by Robbie Pickering and Amelia Gray, inspired by the multi-part book series ELLIE RECKLESS.

Prior to joining Littleton Road in 2019, Kelly spent a decade at sportswear brand FILA, most recently as Senior Vice President, Marketing for North America. Kelly has also had senior operation roles in a U.S. Senate campaign, at nationally renowned political ad agency Jamestown Associates, and was first hire and VP of Business Operations at design firm Furniture Co, with angel investors including Emily Woods Scott (J. Crew). She started her career working for independent film producer Cary Woods on the first films of writer/directors: Jon Favreau, Doug Liman, Harmony Korine, Alexander Payne, M. Night Shyamalan, Gary Fleder, Kevin Williamson and Scott Rosenberg.

Ioli Filmeridis

Ioli Filmeridis is an experienced international development professional, having served as a foreign service officer at USAID on conflict management and peacebuilding, gender and identity issues, capacity development and food security. Ioli has also worked with foundations and nonprofits supporting women's rights, literacy, education, immigrant small businesses, and entrepreneurship development. Most recently at the Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice, Ioli focused on political violence and the intersecting dynamics of power, inequality and violence.

In her advisory role with Littleton Road Productions, she advances social action and philanthropic projects, including the development of educational and awareness campaigns for Dr. Death Seasons One and Two, The Girl from Plainville, and Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. Ioli holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management and International Development from NYU and a Masters in Urban Planning/Governance of the Large Metropolis from UCLA and Sciences Po, Paris.