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Peter Krause Cast as Lead in NBC Drama Pilot 'Protection'

The casting comes as NBC ramps up a larger 2026–27 pilot slate.

Overview

  • Krause will play Mike Thornhill, a former Secret Service agent now serving as Assistant Director of Intelligence.
  • The official logline describes a law-enforcement family targeted by a mysterious assassin after a U.S. Marshal dies in the line of duty.
  • Protection is created by Josh Safran with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector as executive producers, and Universal Television as the studio.
  • NBC ordered the pilot in January, and the project remains at the pilot stage without a series pickup.
  • This marks Krause’s first TV role since leaving 9-1-1 and a return to NBC following his run on Parenthood, as the network also announces pilot leads for David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel and Damon Wayans Jr.