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.