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Peter Krause to Star in NBC Drama ‘Protection’
Peter Krause leads NBC's Protection as Mike Thornhill, a former Secret Service agent turned Assistant Director of Intelligence in a high-stakes law enforcement family drama.
- In recent weeks, Peter Krause, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor, will star as Mike Thornhill in NBC's pilot Protection, produced by Universal Television, after NBC picked it up in January.
- Creator and executive producer Josh Safran leads Protection, one of eight pilots NBC ordered to boost its output after producing just three pilots last year, with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector executive producing under Bush Hager's first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.
- Mike Thornhill is introduced as a former Secret Service agent and Assistant Director of Intelligence, while the Thornhill family must bridge differences to protect one another from a mysterious assassin.
- Should NBC order a series, Protection would be Peter Krause's first TV role since he left 9-1-1, giving fans of 9-1-1 and his earlier work something to anticipate.
- NBC has been on a casting run, recently signing David Boreanaz, Damon Wayans Jr. and Emily Deschanel, with all four drama leads formerly regulars on Fox shows in the 2010s.
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Peter Krause to Star in NBC Drama ‘Protection’
Pilot will follow the Thornhill family.
Peter Krause Lands Leading Role in NBC Pilot 'Protection' After '9-1-1' Exit
Peter Krause will lead the cast of NBC’s crime drama pilot “Protection,” marking his first acting role since leaving “9-1-1.” The actor will play Mike Thornhill, described in a character description as “a former Secret Service agent and now Assistant Director of Intelligence, a career blue-collar government worker who doesn’t want his job to end. He’s been the life of the party forever and that attitude has come at a cost.” The series centers on…
Peter Krause to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Protection’
Peter Krause is set to star in the NBC drama pilot “Protection,” Variety has learned. Krause is the first addition to what is said to be an ensemble cast, with NBC having picked up the pilot back in January. The logline for the pilot states: “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 pers…
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