NBC has given freshman drama Line of Fire, starring Peter Krause (9-1-1, Six Feet Under, Parenthood) and Hope Davis (Succession, Your Honor, About Schmidt), a full-season order. According to Deadline, the network has picked up five additional episodes, bringing the show’s first season to 18 episodes.
The additional pickup follows a strong start for the new drama, which premiered on Sept. 21. Earlier this month, Line of Fire became the first new broadcast series of the 2026-27 television season to receive an order for five additional scripts.
The series’ premiere averaged more than 14 million viewers across platforms. NBC and Nielsen data also showed that the drama’s key demographic rating increased 47% during its second week and reached a season high with its Oct. 19 episode in live-plus-same-day viewing.
According to NBC, Line of Fire also recorded the network’s largest DVR increase for a premiere episode in more than three years, dating back to the debut of the Night Court reboot in January 2023.
Created and written by Joshua Safran (Quantico, Gossip Girl, Soundtrack), Line of Fire centers on a family of federal law enforcement agents whose personal and professional lives become intertwined. The family works across agencies including the FBI, U.S. Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice.
After a seemingly straightforward case develops into a deadly conspiracy, the family must rely on their experience protecting civilians and government officials to protect each other and find the killer. Their investigation also forces them to confront the possibility of crossing professional boundaries and betraying the codes they have sworn to follow.
In addition to Krause and Davis, the cast includes Kat Cunning (Trinkets, Rap Sh!t, The Deuce), Tommy O’Brien (Watson, Grown-ish, Road to Perth), Taylor Bloom (American Horror Story, All’s Well, Zero One) and Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll, Chicago Fire, You).
Safran executive produces the series alongside Jenna Bush Hager (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Give) and Ben Spector (Line of Fire). Line of Fire is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Line of Fire airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, with episodes available the following day on Peacock.