Denis Kimathi

Published Jun 15, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

Denis is a news writer for Collider with close to five years of experience in the industry. He has analyzed shows across different genres, formats and styles. His favorite types of articles to write are exciting news updates and episodic deep-dives. He might say he doesn’t have a favorite show, but he has watched The Wire, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, and The Blacklist more than once. Denis is increasingly becoming focused on the global streaming arena and how media connects with audiences in various markets. Find him on X tweeting about something random that occurred to him about a TV show or the industry in general.

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A little over a year ago, 9-1-1 underwent one of the biggest changes ever. After eight years of starring in the ABC procedural, Peter Krause exited the series through an emotional arc in which his character met an untimely death. In 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 15, “Lab Rats,” the 118 responds to a catastrophic lab accident that leaves two firefighters infected with a deadly virus. Bobby sacrifices his life and gives Chimney (Kenneth Choi) the only antidote. Since then, Krause has appeared in an episode or two of the show, but he’s no longer a series regular. But for fans who have missed his magnetic on-screen presence, this new fall series is about to quench your thirst.

Krause is now one of the leading cast members in NBC’s upcoming drama. Krause trades the turnouts and fire engine for a badge in the series that explores the American law enforcement and legal apparatus through the eyes of one family. The Hollingsworths are a family dedicated to the rule of law, but that’s easier said than done when American systems are notorious for jurisdiction battles. Those battles extend to the dinner table for this family. Krause and Hope Davis (Your Honor) lead the show as Mike and Jane Hollingsworth, whose children, Russ (Taylor Bloom), Clare (Kat Cunning), and Micah (Tommy O’Brien), work for different departments. Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire) also stars. Titled Line of Duty, the series is written and executive-produced by Josh Safran (Quantico, Gossip Girl) with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector. The official series description below explains the conflict:

“A family of law enforcement agents bridges personal differences and crosses professional boundaries as they tackle cases for the FBI, US Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice. After a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy, they 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.”

The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.

You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.

You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.

You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.

You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.

Even as programming changes dominate the conversation surrounding NBC as the network pivots to increased sports coverage, some scripted shows remain. It wouldn’t be NBC without One Chicago Wednesdays with the three shows set to return. Meanwhile, renewed programs like St. Denis Medical, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, and Happy’s Place. Law & Order and ***SVU ***will also return, but The Hunting Party won’t, following cancellation by NBC. Joining Line of Fire are two new scripted shows: The Rockford Files and Newlyweds. The latter is a reboot of the classic series and stars David Boreanaz, while the latter is a comedy. Line of Fire airs this fall at 10 pm.

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