Morkel & Associates

Morkel & Associates, LLC is an American film and television production company founded in 2005 by Phelan Morkel, Monica J. Burroughs, Ty Wojciehowicz, Lewis Catellani and Tuomo Harkimo, with all five serving as co-chief creative officers. The company's productions include the animated series Mole Miner, Morten, Dan & Marilyn, Living on an Edge, Cirque Funtastique, Francesca's Way, This Is The Way to Tinseltown, and The Continued Adventures of Wonderbeaver; the live-action shows We're the Investigators, Mark & Jenna, Preternatural, Vicente, and The Morkels; and the 2022 reboot of W.I.T.C.H..

History
The company was founded on May 1, 2005, with Phelan Morkel announcing the launch of the company in an informal press conference at the in.

In 2009, Morkel & Associates signed a five-year first-look overall development and production deal with. The company relocated from to the  lot in. The deal was in connection to Sony being the international distributor for many of Phelan Morkel's early shows, including Mole Miner, Trisha's Way and Morten. Mole Miner and Morten continue to be produced at the Baker Animation studio in Burbank for Mole Miner Partnership L.P. and. The first-look deal was renewed in 2013 and again in 2017 and 2021.

In August 2020, Morkel & Associates signed a second-look deal with, while retaining its headquarters on the Culver City lot of Sony Pictures. The company's first production for Disney, a reboot of W.I.T.C.H., debuted on on September 9, 2022.