Exclusive: Fast-rising rep Norris Brooks has pivoted from agenting to literary management, having departed CAA to join Echo Lake Entertainment, where she will continue to represent comedians, writers, directors, producers and book properties.
Brooks joined CAA in 2017, as a publishing department assistant based out of New York, and eventually made her way back to her native Los Angeles, where she became an agent in the TV Scripted and Book Rights departments.
A specialist in the comedy space with a penchant for bolstering female talent and underrepresented voices, her clients have worked on such acclaimed series as Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Archer, Physical, and The Afterparty, among others. Brooks orchestrated the sale of Daniel Ricciardo’s scripted Formula 1 series at Hulu and has sold book adaptions to various networks. Clients expected to join her at Echo Lake include writers Miles Woods (Paramount+’s Frasier revival) and Sofi Selig (Ted Lasso), How I Met Your Father...
Brooks joined CAA in 2017, as a publishing department assistant based out of New York, and eventually made her way back to her native Los Angeles, where she became an agent in the TV Scripted and Book Rights departments.
A specialist in the comedy space with a penchant for bolstering female talent and underrepresented voices, her clients have worked on such acclaimed series as Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Archer, Physical, and The Afterparty, among others. Brooks orchestrated the sale of Daniel Ricciardo’s scripted Formula 1 series at Hulu and has sold book adaptions to various networks. Clients expected to join her at Echo Lake include writers Miles Woods (Paramount+’s Frasier revival) and Sofi Selig (Ted Lasso), How I Met Your Father...
- 9/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Inevitable Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disabled screenwriters reach their full commercial and creative potential, has selected its Spring 2023 Elevate Collective Award winners.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer, and Filipe Coutinho will each receive a $5,000 grant to invest in career coaching, professional development, script consultation, work-from-home setups, and intellectual property acquisition. It also offers community building and professional networking opportunities for members and ongoing support from the Inevitable Foundation team.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer and Filipe Coutinho.
“We are proud to support these talented disabled screenwriters with $5,000 professional development grants, which will help them level-up their careers and projects” Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska said in a joint statement.
Disabled people make up 20 percent+ of the population but represent less than 1 percent of writers behind the screen. The foundation focuses on increasing the odds for disabled creatives by...
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer, and Filipe Coutinho will each receive a $5,000 grant to invest in career coaching, professional development, script consultation, work-from-home setups, and intellectual property acquisition. It also offers community building and professional networking opportunities for members and ongoing support from the Inevitable Foundation team.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer and Filipe Coutinho.
“We are proud to support these talented disabled screenwriters with $5,000 professional development grants, which will help them level-up their careers and projects” Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska said in a joint statement.
Disabled people make up 20 percent+ of the population but represent less than 1 percent of writers behind the screen. The foundation focuses on increasing the odds for disabled creatives by...
- 5/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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