- Hannah Davis has joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA)'s Motion Picture Literary department, departing from WME where she built her entire career.
- Davis spent over a decade at WME, starting as an intern before joining the mailroom in 2013 and earning her agent promotion in 2017, repping a roster that included writers, directors, and producers such as Kay Cannon and David Frankel.
- She joins CAA's Motion Picture Literary department on the heels of high-profile signings including Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig, Oscar-winning writer-director Christopher McQuarrie, and director Michael Bay.
Hannah Davis has officially crossed the street, departing William Morris Endeavor (WME) for Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where she joins the Motion Picture Literary department.
Davis is a WME lifer turned CAA recruit. She started as an intern at WME before landing a mailroom spot in 2013, working her way up to agent by 2017.
Over those years, she built a roster of notable writers, directors, and producers including Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect, Blockers), David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada), Paula Pell, Jeremiah Zagar, Natalie Krinsky, and Allison Schroeder.
The move to CAA puts Davis inside one of Hollywood’s most decorated literary shops right now. The department has recently signed Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig, Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie, and directors Michael Bay, Johannes Roberts, Izabel Pakzad, and BAFTA-nominated Kate Dolan.
This signing mirrors CAA’s recent momentum in the lit space, not unlike Devin Landau’s move to CAA from TBA Agency and Rebecca Rusheen’s jump to CAA from The Gersh Agency, both signaling the agency’s aggressive push to consolidate top-tier literary talent.
Takeaways
Hannah Davis didn’t just change agencies, she upgraded platforms. After spending her entire professional career at WME, this is a calculated move into a CAA literary division that is clearly on a winning streak.
The timing is notable: CAA’s Motion Picture Literary team is stacking awards credentials and A-list names rapidly. For Davis, this is a chance to scale her roster under a bigger umbrella.
For WME, it’s a real loss, losing an agent who built meaningful relationships over a decade is never just a personnel shift, it’s a network ripple.
Will Kay Cannon and Davis’s other clients follow her to CAA, or stay with WME? What does CAA’s aggressive lit department signing spree in 2026 tell us about where the agency is prioritizing growth?
