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Hope Davis Boards NBC Pilot 'Protection' Opposite Peter Krause

The casting signals progress toward pilot production on Josh Safran's NBC drama.

Overview

  • Hope Davis will play Joan, a federally appointed U.S. marshal described as strong and steely in a series-regular role.
  • The thriller centers on the Thornhill family of law-enforcement agents who are targeted by a mysterious assassin after a marshal’s death reveals a larger conspiracy.
  • Josh Safran created and wrote the pilot and serves as an executive producer.
  • Rebecca Thomas is set to direct the pilot and will also executive produce.
  • Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector are executive producers with Universal Television producing under Bush Hager’s first-look deal, and NBC has not announced a series order.