EXCLUSIVE: Kat Cunning (On Swift Horses) has joined the cast of the NBC drama pilot Protection, from creator, writer, and executive producer Josh Safran (Quantico, Gossip Girl).
In Protection, 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 becomes 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.
Cunning will play Clare Thornhill, an agent on her way to being a profiler. Clare is the smartest one in the family.
She joins the previously announced Peter Krause as Mike Thornhill, Hope Davis as Joan, a federally appointed US Marshal who is strong, steely, and commands respect at work, and Tommy O’Brien as Micah Thornhill, a Secret Service agent who uses his charm as a superpower.
Cunning will next be seen in the upcoming MGM+ series American Hostage, opposite Jon Hamm. Additional credits include On Swift Horses, with Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t. Cunning is repped by Innovative Artists Entertainment and Untitled Entertainment.
