[1] He is known for writing and directing the 2021 film The Block Island Sound,[1] as well as the 2012 South By Southwest official selection[2] Funeral Kings.
He is also known for writing and producing episodes of the Netflix series American Vandal[4][5] and Cobra Kai.
[2] He then went on to produce the horror feature film 13 Cameras which earned a New York Times Critic's Pick.
[8] Most recently, McManus wrote, produced and directed the film The Block Island Sound which was released on Netflix in March 2021[9] where it hit the Top Ten films within its first week on the platform.
[11][12] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment.