Overview
- Hager announced on the Jan. 14 edition of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle that NBC’s Universal Television has greenlit the pilot.
- Protection is described as a law-enforcement and Secret Service conspiracy drama that looks at the pressures on agents and their families.
- She will executive produce alongside Josh Safran and Ben Spector, with Universal Television overseeing the project.
- Hager said she pitched the concept and helped shape the pilot, drawing on her familiarity with Secret Service life.
- The project remains in pre-production with casting and a premiere date unannounced, and Hager says she hopes to begin filming in the spring as she continues co-hosting with Sheinelle Jones.