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NBC Orders Josh Safran Drama Pilot 'Protection' With Jenna Bush Hager

The order reflects NBC's return to a traditional pilot season focused on building a broader slate.

Overview

  • The pilot follows the Thornhill family of law enforcement agents who become targets after a U.S. Marshal is killed, per the official logline.
  • Joshua Safran writes and executive produces the project, extending a track record that includes Quantico and the Gossip Girl reboot.
  • Universal Television is producing the pilot under Jenna Bush Hager’s first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.
  • Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector are set as non-writing executive producers in what is described as her first major scripted TV role.
  • NBC is simultaneously building out its pilot slate with a Rockford Files reboot and a PI comedy from Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, targeting roughly 3–4 drama and 2–3 comedy pilots this season.