ABC’s latest crime drama High potential returns with a new episode in November after a short break, but it will be a while before the network releases more episodes. The police procedural series, created by Drew Goddard, revolves around Kaitlin Olson’s Morgan Gillory. Morgan, a night cleaner for the LAPD, is considered a high-potential intellectual. as she has an IQ of 160. One night at work, Morgan uses her skills to help the police on one of their cases, resulting in her being hired by the LAPD as a consultant on Olson’s 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes procedural success.
High potential premiered on Tuesday, September 17th, and since then, ABC has released six episodes in total as of this writing. As mentioned briefly above, the series has been a hit with critics and has maintained steady ratings on the network (a difficult feat for any new TV show). Millions more watched High potential on Hulu and other digital streaming platforms, resulting in Olson’s crime comedy setting ratings records for ABC. Hopefully your success will continue as High potential the first season enters its second half.
High Potential Episode 7 drops Tuesday at 10pm ET on ABC
Hulu Releases High Potential Episode 7 Wednesday at 3am ET
After the end of High potential episode 6, “Hangover,” on Tuesday, October 29, the ABC crime drama went on a brief two-week hiatus. The series returns with episode 7, “One of Us,” on Tuesday, November 12 at 10pm ET. High potential episode 7 airs after a two-hour live show from Dancing with the stars season 33 (which is also the 500th episode of the reality show).
As some may remember, High potential Episode 6 featured Morgan and the LAPD investigating the death of the CEO of a health device company. However, the most interesting part of the hour came at the end, when Morgan wrote his number on a door at Tom’s station, another LAPD janitor. Although many suspect High potential is teasing a future romance between Morgan and Karadec, it looks like Kaitlin Olson’s character will have a different love interest in the first season.
What High Potential Episode 7 Is About
The entire precinct is in danger in high-potential episode 7
Following High potential episode 6, the next hour could feature Morgan dating Tom. However, according to the episode 7 description, Kaitlin Olson’s role will likely have other issues to resolve. The synopsis of “One of Us” reads:
“Morgan agrees to show Ava around the LAPD, but things quickly take a dangerous turn when the precinct is held hostage by the friends of a recently convicted man. Can Morgan and the detectives outsmart their captors and lead everyone to a safe place?”
It’s bring your daughter to work day for Morgan in High potential episode 7, but the special event couldn’t come at a worse time. As seen in High potential trailer, people who are convinced that their convicted friend is innocent are holding the police station hostage to free him from prison. So it’s up to Morgan, Karadec and the other detectives to solve the case and get everyone (including Ava) out alive.
How many high potential episodes are left?
High-Potential First Season Has 13 Episodes
High potential season 1 has already finished filming, and ABC will not order any more episodes. As a result, the first season of the crime drama will consist of 13 episodes, meaning there are only six left after “One of Us” premieres on Tuesday, November 12. High potential Season 1 won’t return until 2025 after episode 7, which serves as the mid-season finale.
High potential Season 1 Episode |
Episode title |
Director |
Writer |
Release date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
“Pilot” |
Alethea Jones |
Drew Godard |
September 17, 2024 |
2 |
“Dancers in the Dark” |
Marc Webb |
Todd Harthan and Marc Halsey |
September 24, 2024 |
3 |
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrel” |
Rebecca Asher |
Dennis Salduá |
October 8, 2024 |
4 |
“Survival Mode” |
Pete Chatmon |
Andrea M. Scott and Marc Halsey |
October 15, 2024 |
5 |
“Croaked” |
Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
Diane Ruggiero-Wright |
October 22, 2024 |
6 |
“Hangover” |
Rebecca Asher |
Kassia Miller and Myung Joh Wesner |
October 29, 2024 |
7 |
“One of Us” |
TBD |
TBD |
November 12, 2024 |
8 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
January 7, 2025 |
9 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
10 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
11 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
12 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
13 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
According to Deadline, the mid-season premiere of High potential (also known as episode 8) airs Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The show’s original time of Tuesdays at 10pm ET will be moved up one hour (to 9pm ET). So, starting in 2025, new episodes of High potential will fall on the following Tuesdays Will Trent season 3 at 8pm ET and before The newbie Season 7 at 10pm ET on ABC.
Source: Deadline