EXCLUSIVE: Tommy O’Brien (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Grown-ish) has joined the cast of the NBC drama pilot Protection, from creator, writer, and executive producer Josh Safran (Quantico, Gossip Girl).
In Protection, 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 becomes the target of a mysterious assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice — even if it means betraying their sworn code.
O’Brien will play Micah Thornhill, A Secret Service agent who uses his charm as a superpower. He joins the previously announced Peter Krause as Mike Thornhill and Hope Davis as Joan, a federally appointed US Marshal who is strong, steely, and commands respect at work.
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Safran executive produces with Jenna Bush Hager and her executive Ben Spector. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. The project falls under the first-look deal Bush Hager has with Universal Studio Group for her Thousand Voices production company. Rebecca Thomas will direct and executive produce the pilot.
O’Brien is repped by Momentum Talent & Literary.