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[01/13/26 - 03:05 PM]
NBC Issues Drama Pilot Order for "Protection"
When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin.







PROTECTION (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
1/13/26
STATUS:
currently in development (2025-2026 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, January 2026) When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice ... even if it means betraying their sworn code.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Spector as EP
· Jenna Bush Hager as EP
· Josh Safran as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Universal Television