EXCLUSIVE: Verve Partner and veteran television agent Chris Noriega has been appointed Head of Television Literary. He replaces Felicia Prinz who left the agency to become a manager and Partner at Range Media Partners.

Noriega will oversee Verve’s Television Literary team, working across premium scripted television and franchise IP.

He joined Verve in 2011, representing showrunners, writers, directors, and creators, and was promoted to Partner in 2021.

“Chris is one of the most thoughtful, ambitious, and forward-looking agents in the business,” said Verve co-founding partners Adam Levine and Bryan Besser. “Widely respected across the industry, Chris is regarded as a trusted strategic partner by managers, creative executives, and clients alike. He deeply understands how to build creative careers and he embodies Verve’s collaborative culture and our belief that representation should function as a long-term strategic partnership focused on building and elevating creative careers.”

Noriega began his career in finance before switching to entertainment.