High Potential (TV series)

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High Potential
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Genre Crime drama
Created by Drew Goddard
Based on
HPI
by
  • Nicolas Jean
  • Stéphane Carrié
  • Alice Chegaray-Breugnot
ShowrunnerTodd Harthan
Starring
Music by
  • Josh Kramon
  • Jake Staley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Pierre Laugier
  • Anthony Lancret
  • Jean Nainchrik
  • Alethea Jones
  • Sarah Esberg
  • Dan Etheridge
  • Rob Thomas
  • Drew Goddard
  • Todd Harthan
  • Diane Ruggiero-Wright
  • Victor Hsu
Producers
  • Vail Romeyn
  • Andrea Massaro
  • Kaitlin Olson
  • Myung Joh Wesner
Cinematography
  • Simon Chapman
  • Amanda Treyz
EditorPhilip Fowler
Running time43–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2024 (2024-09-17) –
present (present)

High Potential is an American crime drama television series created by Drew Goddard for ABC. It is based on the 2021 French television series HPI . [1] The series premiered on September 17, 2024. [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title  [5] Directed byWritten by  [6] Original air date  [5] U.S. viewers
(millions)		 Rating/share
(18-49)
1"Pilot" Alethea Jones Drew Goddard September 17, 2024 (2024-09-17)3.59 [7] 0.35/6 [7]
Morgan, a nighttime janitor at the LAPD, accidentally knocks over a murder case file while working. As she picks up the file's crime scene photos, she determines that the case's primary suspect, the victim's wife, is also a victim, and marks it on the LAPD's murder board. Karadec, enraged that she tampered with police evidence, brings her in, but Morgan convinces Selena that she's right about the wife. Selena has Karadec work with Morgan on the case and finding the wife, Lynette Acosta. Selena and Karadec deduce that Lynette's sister was having an affair with one of her clients. The client killed Lynette's husband, then kidnapped Lynette and hid her in her sister's cabin. After successfully finding Lynette, Selena offers Morgan a full-time position as a consultant, but Morgan refuses. However, after trying to have a conversation with her eldest daughter, Morgan accepts the offer on the condition that Selena helps Morgan find her first husband, who vanished 15 years ago.
2"Dancers in the Dark" Marc Webb Todd Harthan & Marc HalseySeptember 24, 2024 (2024-09-24)3.68 [8] 0.31/5 [8]

Morgan's first official case involves a tap dancer, Damian, who was pushed off a roof onto his car. Lt. Melon of the LAPD's Robbery Division comes to Selena for help on a case involving a string of jewelry store heists. Morgan and Karadec find the tap dancer's partner, Roland. Roland claims that a third person pushed Damian. Morgan proves Roland's claim, and realizes that Roland was the intended target. Morgan and Karadec find Roland too late, killed at a nightclub. After observing the nightclub's security footage, Morgan realizes that the killer used the same gun in Melon's jewelry store heists. The LAPD sets up a sting operation to catch the killer/jewel thief.

At home, Morgan tries to connect with Ava, who wants to know when Morgan will get her car back. After seeing Ava's art project, Morgan shows Ava a series of murals painted by Roman, but it makes Ava upset, as she believes Roman walked out on them. After getting her first paycheck, Morgan uses it to bring her car home, cheering her kids up. Selena tells Morgan that Roman's car was impounded shortly after his disappearance, with a box of diapers inside, implying his intent to return home.
3"Dirty Rotten Scoundrel"TBA Diane Ruggiero-Wright October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08)TBDTBA
4"Survival Mode"TBADennis SalduaOctober 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)TBDTBA

Production

Development

On September 20, 2022, High Potential was given a pilot order by ABC. The pilot was written by Drew Goddard. [9] On May 16, 2023, High Potential was picked to series by ABC. The series was created by Goddard who was expected to executive produce alongside Sarah Esberg, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, Jean Nainchrik, and Alethea Jones. Jones also directed the pilot. Thomas also was expected to serve as the showrunner. Kaitlin Olson was expected to serve as producer. Production companies involved with the series are Goddard Textiles, Spondoolie Productions, Itinéraire Productions, Septembre Productions, and ABC Signature. [1] On June 5, 2024, Thomas exited as the showrunner for the series. [10] On June 21, 2024, Todd Harthan was announced as the new showrunner who also served as an executive producer, replacing Thomas. [11]

Casting

Upon the series pickup announcement, Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb, and Judy Reyes were cast in starring roles. [1] On July 1, 2024, Garret Dillahunt joined cast in a recurring capacity. [4] On August 21, 2024, Taran Killam was cast in a recurring role. [3]

Broadcast

High Potential premiered on September 17, 2024 on ABC. [2]

Reception

The series holds an 86% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 critic reviews with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "With the ineffable Kaitlin Olson on hand to inject some spiky personality into a familiar formula, High Potential is a solid procedural with plenty of upside." [12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [13]

Olson's performance has been signaled for praise in reviews from publications such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter , the latter of which cited her as "the one good reason to watch [the show]." [14] [15]

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