Television series

Line of Fire

Name: Line of Fire
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2026
Cast: Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O'Brien, Taylor Bloom

When a U.S. Marshal dies on duty, the case blows open into a conspiracy targeting his entire family of law enforcement professionals. Peter Krause and Hope Davis anchor a network ensemble thriller mixing badge-and-gun procedural rhythms with kitchen-table family drama, asking how far loyalty stretches when the people sworn to protect strangers must instead protect each other, whatever rules that breaks.

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