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

Bush Hager says the pilot features a major twist, with filming expected to begin this spring.

Overview

  • Protection follows the Thornhill family of protection agents after a U.S. Marshal’s death exposes a deadly conspiracy.
  • Josh Safran serves as creator and writer, with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector attached as non-writing executive producers.
  • Universal Television is producing the pilot, which falls under Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.
  • The order arrives as NBC revives a traditional pilot season that also includes a Rockford Files reboot and additional comedy and drama pilots.
  • Casting, a director, and potential series pickup have not been announced, and a release timeline remains undecided.