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Peter Krause and Hope Davis Star in NBC's 'Line of Fire
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In Short: The new NBC series 'Line of Fire' premieres with Peter Krause and Hope Davis leading a family drama set in the world of law enforcement.
Peter Krause, known for his role in '9-1-1,' returns to network television in 'Line of Fire,' a new NBC series that premiered on September 21. The show stars Krause as Mike Hollingsworth, a Secret Service agent nearing retirement, and Hope Davis as his estranged wife, Jane, who works for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Krause's character, Mike, is part of a family where everyone works in some branch of federal law enforcement. The series explores the dynamics of a family where personal and professional lives are intertwined, often leading to complex and tense situations. In the pilot episode, the family's dinner scene highlights these tensions when Clare, Jane's daughter, introduces her long-hidden boyfriend.
Showrunner Joshua Safran, who previously created 'Quantico,' 'Smash,' and the 'Gossip Girl' reboot, describes 'Line of Fire' as a family drama with procedural elements. 'People talk about the procedural elements of it, but I think of it more as a family show with procedural elements,' Krause said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Krause and Davis portray a couple with unresolved issues, adding layers of complexity to the family dynamics. 'They definitely have some unresolved issues, not just one,' Krause noted, highlighting the show's focus on familial relationships.
Reviews for the series have been mixed, with some critics praising the blend of family drama and procedural elements, while others found the pilot episode overcrowded. 'Line of Fire' aims to offer a fresh take on the family drama genre by embedding it within the world of law enforcement.
What this adds
The series is the seventh led by Peter Krause since 1998, and the first since he left '9-1-1' last year.
Background
The Line Fire was a large wildfire that burned in San Bernardino County, California. The fire began on September 5, 2024, at 6:33 PM PDT near the community of Highland and spread into the San Bernardino National Forest.
What's confirmed
- Peter Krause, known for his role in '9-1-1,' returns to network television in 'Line of Fire,' a new NBC series that premiered on September 21. The show stars Krause as Mike Hollingsworth, a Secret Service agent nearing retirement, and Hope Davis as his estranged wife, Jane, who works for the U.S. Marshals Service.
- Krause's character, Mike, is part of a family where everyone works in some branch of federal law enforcement. The series explores the dynamics of a family where personal and professional lives are intertwined, often leading to complex and tense situations. In the pilot episode, the family's dinner scene highlights these tensions when Clare, Jane's daughter, introduces her long-hidden boyfriend.
- Showrunner Joshua Safran, who previously created 'Quantico,' 'Smash,' and the 'Gossip Girl' reboot, describes 'Line of Fire' as a family drama with procedural elements. 'People talk about the procedural elements of it, but I think of it more as a family show with procedural elements,' Krause said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
- Krause and Davis portray a couple with unresolved issues, adding layers of complexity to the family dynamics. 'They definitely have some unresolved issues, not just one,' Krause noted, highlighting the show's focus on familial relationships.
- Reviews for the series have been mixed, with some critics praising the blend of family drama and procedural elements, while others found the pilot episode overcrowded. 'Line of Fire' aims to offer a fresh take on the family drama genre by embedding it within the world of law enforcement.
What's still developing
- “This is Parenthood packing heat,” Krause tells Entertainment Weekly with a laugh, referencing the beloved 2010s family dramedy on which he starred as aspirational dad Adam Braverman for six seasons.
- The original seed for Line of Fire began germinating in Safran’s brain in college.
- “Line of Fire” stars and creator preview the new NBC series, which combines family drama and procedural intrigue to give new meaning to the phrase family business.
- Marshal Jane Hollingsworth ( Hope Davis ) asks her daughter, “Is he the guy you’ve been dating for six months yet only mentioned existing two weeks ago?” Clare responds tersely, “I knew you pulled me into this to tell me how I’m disappointing you.” Welcome to Line of Fire, where the family dynamics are as messy and complicated as a crime scene.
- Filling out the family photo is Jane’s dad — and Clare’s estranged husband — Mike ( Peter Krause ), who’s on the precipice of retiring from the Secret Service, where he works with son Micah (Tommy O’Brien), as well as youngest son Russell (Taylor Bloom), who just started at the Department of Justice.
- Safran told TV Insider he had never made a family show — Quantico, Smash and Gossip Girl ran on found families rather than blood — and that becoming a parent late sent him looking for what one looks like now.
- Tinubu reviewed that half approvingly; Nemetz reviewed the other half and found it overcrowded.
- This is the seventh series Krause has carried since 1998, and the first since Fox wrote Captain Bobby Nash out of 9-1-1 during season 8 last year.
- Peter Krause has led six television series since 1998, and the seventh arrives tonight with two reviews that cancel each other out.
- Two reviews went up within an hour of each other Monday morning, twelve hours before the 10 p.m.
- “I was very interested in doing a family show because I hadn’t done [one before],” explains showrunner Joshua Safran, adding that his previous dramas Quantico, Smash, and the Gossip Girl reboot were more about found families than biologically bonded ones.
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