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NBC Greenlights Drama Pilot "Protection" Amid Revival Push

1/14/2026

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National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has ordered a pilot for Protection, a drama from Josh Safran, known for Gossip Girl and Quantico.
Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector will executive produce.
The series follows a U.S. Marshal whose case becomes a deadly conspiracy against law enforcement.
This is NBC's second drama pilot order this season, after The Rockford Files reboot.
NBC plans more pilots to return to traditional pilot seasons.

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Story summary

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has ordered a pilot for Protection, a drama from Josh Safran, known for Gossip Girl and Quantico.
Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector will executive produce.
The series follows a U.S. Marshal whose case becomes a deadly conspiracy against law enforcement.
This is NBC's second drama pilot order this season, after The Rockford Files reboot.
NBC plans more pilots to return to traditional pilot seasons.