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Jenna Bush Hager's White House roots shape new NBC drama
The Today show host executive produces Line of Fire, a family thriller about federal law enforcement officers, drawing on her Secret Service experience.
In brief
The Today show host executive produces Line of Fire, a family thriller about federal law enforcement officers, drawing on her Secret Service experience. Jenna Bush Hager's firsthand knowledge of Secret Service life and family sacrifice informed her executive producer role on Line of Fire, helping ground the drama in…
Jenna Bush Hager goes primetime
The Today show co-host is now executive producing Line of Fire, an NBC family drama premiering September 21, 2026, about federal law enforcement officers caught in a deadly conspiracy.
The Hollingsworths work in law enforcement
The show centers on a family working across the Secret Service, U.S. Marshals, FBI and Department of Justice. When their professional worlds collide, they become targets of a mysterious assassin.
Her Secret Service past informs the story
Bush Hager's father and grandfather both served as President. She witnessed Secret Service agents leaving their families to protect hers, a dynamic that shaped the show's DNA.
“I had secret servicemen who would leave their family to protect mine.”
Family balance is the real theme
The show explores the tension between sworn oaths to protect others and responsibility to family. Bush Hager knew these dynamics firsthand from her White House upbringing.
She met creator Joshua Safran at playdates
Safran lived across the street from Bush Hager's twin sister Barbara. They connected at their kids' second birthday party and discussed the complicated dynamics of families in law enforcement.
“He lived across the street from my sister and their kids had playdates.”
Safran created Gossip Girl and Quantico
Joshua Safran is a veteran showrunner known for Gossip Girl and Quantico. He brought his experience to Line of Fire as creator and showrunner.
They hired a Secret Service consultant
To ensure authenticity, Bush Hager brought on a former Secret Service agent she admires to consult with the writers. The goal was balancing realism with television drama.
The show has This Is Us energy
Bush Hager compares Line of Fire to Six Feet Under for its focus on family dynamics. The drama features fast-talking characters with a rhythm rarely seen on network television.
The cast includes Peter Krause
Peter Krause, known for Parenthood and 911, stars as U.S. Marshal Mike Hollingsworth. Hope Davis plays FBI agent Jane Hollingsworth, with Charlie Barnett from Chicago Fire also in the cast.
The show premieres September 21, 2026
Line of Fire debuts Monday, September 21, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. Episodes will be available on Peacock the next day.
What matters most
Jenna Bush Hager's firsthand knowledge of Secret Service life and family sacrifice informed her executive producer role on Line of Fire, helping ground the drama in authentic detail.
