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EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising rep Norris Brooks has pivoted from agenting to literary administration, having departed CAA to affix Echo Lake Entertainment, the place she is going to proceed to signify comedians, writers, administrators, producers and e-book properties.

Brooks joined CAA in 2017, as a publishing division assistant based mostly out of New York, and ultimately made her means again to her native Los Angeles, the place she turned an agent within the TV Scripted and Book Rights departments.

A specialist within the comedy house with a penchant for bolstering feminine expertise and underrepresented voices, her purchasers have labored on such acclaimed sequence as Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Archer, Physical, and The Afterparty, amongst others. Brooks orchestrated the sale of Daniel Ricciardo’s scripted Formula 1 sequence at Hulu and has bought e-book adaptions to varied networks. Clients anticipated to affix her at Echo Lake embody writers Miles Woods (Paramount+’s Frasier revival) and Sofi Selig (Ted Lasso), How I Met Your Father scribes Jillian Dukes and Ally Thibault, director Eli Gonda (Neon), and writer Coco Mellors (Cleopatra and Frankenstein).

A local of Los Angeles and a graduate of the University of Virginia, Brooks started her profession in leisure as an intern at Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video.

“I’ve known several of the managers at Echo Lake for some time now so it was only natural that as I transitioned to management I met with their team,” said Norris. “It was instantly apparent that this is the kind of collegial, collaborative environment I was seeking, and I’m excited to begin this next chapter of my career alongside such a dedicated group.”

Mike Marcus, head of Echo Lake Management, added, “We’re thrilled to have Norris become a part of the Echo Lake team. Even amidst such turbulent times in the business, we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to bring in such a talented representative. She had many choices of where to go next, so we are especially pleased she chose Echo Lake.”

A administration, manufacturing and finance firm based mostly in Beverly Hills, Echo Lake Entertainment has produced and financed over 40 movies since 1998, which have introduced them each an Oscar and a Peabody Award. The firm not too long ago produced Hulu’s Emmy-winning historic satire The Great, exec produced by and starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which wrapped up its third and ultimate season in May. Other current credit embody All the Bright Places and Oxygen for Netflix, Van Helsing for Syfy, and The Secrets We Keep for Bleecker Street.