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‘Today’ Host Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Major New Role at NBC
Jenna Bush Hager shifts from 16 years on Today to executive produce NBC drama Protection under her Thousand Voices first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.
- On Jan. 14, Jenna Bush Hager, Today co-host and daughter of former President George W. Bush, confirmed she will executive-produce NBC's Protection after the network ordered a pilot.
- Under her Thousand Voices first-look deal with Universal Studio Group, Bush Hager said she brought her Secret Service upbringing to the pitch and played a major role developing the project.
- The series follows a U.S. Marshal who falls in the line of duty, unraveling a deadly conspiracy against the Thornhill family, with Josh Safran attached and Bush Hager teasing a twist in episode one.
- Filming is expected to begin in the spring, and Bush Hager will remain on the Today show while Sheinelle Jones serves as the permanent fourth-hour co-host with rotating NBC News correspondents filling her seat.
- The decision represents a shift into scripted production that could elevate her Thousand Voices company, marking a surprising career pivot as Bush Hager moves beyond morning news while Sheinelle Jones joins Today.
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‘Today’ host Jenna Bush Hager reveals major new role at NBC
After 16 years on the “Today” show, Jenna Bush Hager is dipping her toe into scripted TV. On the Wednesday episode of the morning show, the “Today With Jenna & Sheinelle” co-host revealed that she’ll serve as a producer on the upcoming NBC series “Protection,” announcing that the network has officially ordered a pilot of the drama. When it comes to the show’s storyline, the 44-year-old said it resonates with her own experience as the daughter of…
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