Management and production company Cartel Entertainment is rebranding as Evoke Entertainment, a transformation reflecting the company’s bold vision for the future. Established over a decade ago by partners Stan Spry and Jeff Holland, Evoke Entertainment is known for representing top-tier talent across literary, animation, and unscripted spaces as well as producing and financing content.
Stan Spry, Co-Founder and CEO, expressed the motivation behind the rebrand, stating: "Jeff Holland and I started Cartel Entertainment as a two-man shop in 2011, and we’ve had the privilege of significant growth over the last 13 years. As our ambitions and global footprint have expanded, so has our vision. While Cartel Entertainment will always have a special place in our hearts, we felt it was time to choose a name that reflects our forward-looking approach, our ambitious goals, and the exceptional clients we represent and projects we produce.”
Co-Founder and COO, Jeff Holland, added: “Our success is a testament to our outstanding team and the commitment of our experienced partners, Evan Corday, Geoff Silverman, and Bradford Bricken.”
Over the years, Evoke has curated a roster of clients including writers, creators, and showrunners such as Joe Henderson (“Lucifer”), Patrick MacManus (“Dr. Death”), Michael Alaimo (“Ballard”), Sheryl Anderson (“Sweet Magnolias”), Maisha Closson (“Truth Be Told”), Lisa Albert (“Hacks”), Andrew Colville (“Severance”), Jason Gavin (“Dark Wind”), Teresa Hsiao (“Joy Ride”), Evan Mann (“Royal Crackers”), Aric Avelino (“Silo”), Shelley Meals (“Welcome to Derry”), Bryan Oh (“Citadel”), Kendall Sherwood (“Ballard”), Jim Campolongo (“Sandman”), Dewayne Jones (“Your Honor”), Qui Nguyen (“Raya: the Last Dragon”), Jamie Uyeshiro (“Freeridge”), John Christian Plummer (“Nazarene”), and Aeryn Williams (“Umbrella Academy”), among others.
Evoke also represents top-tier directors and producer/directors such as Emmy-Nominee Danielle Fishel (“Lopez v. Lopez”), Nick Copus (“Bel-Air”), Lisa France (“Queen Sugar”), Melissa Kosar (“Abbot Elementary”), Clare Neiderpruem (“Christmas with the Campbells”), Dale Stern (“Veep”), and Vanessa Parise (“The Flash”).
Evoke Entertainment also has an animation management business, with showrunner, creator, writer clients, as well as animation artists and directors such as Shea Fontana (“Monster High”), Whitney Ralls (“Baby Shark’s Big Show”), Tim McKeon (“Odd Squad”), Elise Allen (“Princess Power”), and Joel Trussell (“Captain Fall”), to name a few.
Additionally, Evoke also has an unscripted client list with many creators, showrunners, and production companies such as Teamshed (“Deb’s House”), Looseworld (“Waco”), Prodigium Films (“Gaming Wall Street”), Wanderland Media (“A Place in the Sun”), and Aaron Catling (“Battlebots”).
On the production and finance side, Evoke Entertainment recently produced and financed the Shudder/AMC series “Creepshow,” the limited series “Day of the Dead” for Syfy/Universal, the GLAAD nominated animated series “Twelve Forever” for Netflix and are currently in production on Tubi’s Adult Animated series “Breaking Bear.”