Haley Jones Joins Kaplan/Perrone as Lit Manager — SkimNews
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- Haley Jones moved to Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment after more than six and a half years at Artists First, where she had been elevated from lit coordinator to manager
- Jones brings a roster that includes Melissa Osborne (My Fault London, Your Fault London), Tracie Laymon (Bob Trevino Likes It), Crystal Ferreiro (Sidelined: The QB and Me, Sidelined 2), Cat Davidson (Mayfair Witches), Cathryn Humphris (Virgin River), Mahtub Zare Mochanloo (Nobody Wants This), Clea Decrane (Shifting Gears), and Cassidy Lee (Disinherited)
- Kaplan/Perrone Partners said they had "long-admired" Jones's "incredible tenacity and passion for representing artists" and called her a welcome addition
- Jones is a Bay Area native and USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate who began her career as an assistant in the TV Lit department at UTA
- Jones described her Artists First tenure as something she is "incredibly grateful" for and said she is "excited to begin this next chapter" at KPE
Why it matters: Jones brings active, credited clients on projects for Netflix (Virgin River, Mayfair Witches) and other platforms to a boutique management firm, strengthening KPE's literary bench. For Artists First, losing a manager who had been promoted internally over six-plus years represents a notable client-list departure at a moment when lit managers are a key gateway to streaming-era writer and showrunner deals.
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