Peter Krause Sets TV Return After '9-1-1' Exit, Will Star In NBC Drama Pilot 'Protection'
Peter Krause is returning to television!
The 60-year-old Emmy-nominated actor has been cast in an upcoming drama pilot, Protection, for NBC, according to Variety.
This news comes nearly a year after the actor officially exited his series regular role on 9-1-1.
Keep reading to find out more…
Protection hails from Gossip Girl‘s Joshua Safran, who wrote the series. Jenna Bush Hager is an executive producer on the project, along with Joshua and Ben Spector.
Here’s the synopsis: “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 become 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.”
Peter will reportedly play Mike Thornhill, who is a “former Secret Service agent and now Assistant Director of Intelligence. Mike is a career blue-collar government worker who doesn’t want his job to end. He’s been the life of the party forever and that attitude has come at a cost.”
He is the first cast member announced of what is said to be an ensemble cast.
Peter is also no stranger to NBC after previously starring in Parenthood alongside ex Lauren Graham.
If you missed it, find out if Peter could ever return to 9-1-1.