Jenna Bush Hager set to produce US Marshal drama ‘Protection’

Jenna Bush Hager

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(NewsNation) — “Today” show host Jenna Bush Hager is venturing into the world of scripted television.

Bush Hager confirmed on her Instagram Stories, sharing a screenshot from Deadline that she’s producing NBC drama “Protection,” with the network ordering a pilot.

“What a day!!!” She wrote on Instagram.

Former President George W. Bush’s daughter will be producing the show alongside Josh Safran, who created the show “Quantico,” according to Deadline.

Jenna Bush Hagar and Sheinelle Jones
Jenna Bush Hagar (fore) and Sheinelle Jones visit TODAY Show Radio at SiriusXM Studios on January 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

The show is about a U.S. Marshal who “falls in the line of duty” and “a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents becomes the target of a mysterious assassin,” according to Deadline’s description of the show.

“Protection” will fall under the first-look deal Bush Hager has with Universal Studio Group for her production company, Thousand Voices.

Bush Hager first joined the “Today” show in 2009 as a correspondent; she currently hosts the new show “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.”

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