Longtime “Today” host Jenna Bush Hager announced she will be working on a major new project for NBC.
According to NBC, Bush Hager will be working on the drama series “Protection” as an executive producer, working alongside Josh Safran.
“Who knew I would ever do something like this, ladies and gentlemen?” Bush Hager said during a January 14 episode of “Today with Jenna and Sheinelle.”
“Protection” 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.
As the daughter of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, the morning host said that the plot of “Protection” hits close to home.
“It’s about different levels of law enforcement, some based on Secret Service,” Bush Hager said during her show. “So, y’all know I know about that.”
She continued, “So we’re hopefully going to start shooting this spring, cross your fingers, ya’ll… I’m so excited.”
The television host first joined “Today” in 2009 as a correspondent, according to The Hill.