High Potential in the Media

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The TV Series "High Potential" on ABC is based on a French TV Series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI) starring Audrey Fleurot and Mehdi Nebbou. The plot remains the same, a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her HIP (High Intellectual Potential), she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team. Czech and Slovakian localized versions of this show are also being produced.

Kaitlin Olson as Morgan leads a chaotic, hand-to-mouth existence in spite of (or because of) her IQ of 160. Assertive, fearless and possessed with a serious anti-authority streak, Morgan is able to spot details that others ignore as the white noise of life.

Daniel Sunjata as Karadec, a by-the-book seasoned detective who partner's with Morgan 

Judy Reyes play Selena Soto.

Javicia Leslie as Daphne

Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Osman

Amirah J will play Ava, kid

Matthew Lamb as Elliot, kid

[AnimeMania]

Starring Kaitlin Olson, “High Potential” follows a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata). The series is based on the popular French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI).”

[AnimeMania]

Tired of waiting for High Potential to be released on ABC. The streaming of all 3 seasons of the original (2021) French TV Series HIP - High Intellectual Potential (HPI - Haut Potentiel Intellectuel) on July 12, 2024 on Hulu might just be the thing to hold you over until the U.S. remake launches. Seasons 1, 2 and 3 are 8 episodes each. Season 4 is currently airing in France, but there was no mention of a Hulu acquisition.

One night, while working as a cleaning lady in a police station, Morgane can’t resist “tidying up” the elements on an investigation board. When the cops return the next day, they realize she’s brought them a giant step closer to finding the suspect. It turns out Morgane has High Intellectual Potential. But her 160 IQ has never really helped Morgane in her everyday life!

After questioning her and testing her method, the police decide to bring her on board to help them track down and catch highly intelligent criminals. Despite the mismatched duo she forms with the brigade’s captain, their first joint effort is a success.

Morgane strikes a deal with the cops: she agrees to work for them, but in exchange, they have to work for her, reopening a missing persons investigation into her first true love, who vanished fifteen years ago when she was pregnant with their child. 

Audrey Fleurot as  Morgane Alvaro

Mehdi Nebbou as Adam Karadec

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Garret Dillahunt Boards ABC’s ‘High Potential’

Garret Dillahunt as Lieutenant Melon, a bit of a jerk who heads up the Robbery Division of the LAPD precinct, but he’d much rather be running Major Crimes. He believes he was unfairly passed over in favor of Selena and finds every opportunity to remind her.

[DanaK]

Premieres Tuesday September 17 at 10pm ET

https://deadline.com/2024/07/abc-fall-premiere-dates-2024-1236005824/

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Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory, she leads a chaotic, hand-to-mouth existence in spite of (or because of) her IQ of 160. Assertive, fearless and possessed with a serious anti-authority streak, Morgan is able to spot details that others ignore as the white noise of life. A single mother of three, with an exceptional mind.

Daniel Sunjata as Adam Karadec, an unstoppable by-the-book seasoned detective in the LAPD’s Major Crimes Division, who partner's with Morgan. 

Judy Reyes plays Selena Soto, a Major Crimes’ Lieutenant. She has great expectations that the Morgan/Karadec partnership will work, because her job is on the line.

Javicia Leslie as Daphne Forrester, a junior detective, a rising star in Major Crimes with a great deal of respect for Karadec.

Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Osman, a junior detective, he tries to make the best out of every situation. 

Amirah J will play Ava Gillory, Morgan's kid, the typical moody teenager with a rebellious streak, she sees Morgan;s position with the LAPD as an opportunity to learn more about her estranged father.

Matthew Lamb as Elliot Radovic, Morgan's kid, has an exceptional mind, but struggles with everything else.

Garret Dillahunt as Lieutenant Melon, a bit of a jerk who heads up the Robbery Division of the LAPD precinct, but he’d much rather be running Major Crimes. He believes he was unfairly passed over in favor of Selena and finds every opportunity to remind her.

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Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory

Daniel Sunjata as Adam Karadec

Judy Reyes plays Selena Soto

Javicia Leslie as Daphne Forrester

Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Osman

Amirah J as Ava Gillory

Matthew Lamb as Elliot Radovic

[BetterButter]

Taran Killam Joins Kaitlin Olson In ABC’s ‘High Potential’ Drama Series

[Stats Queen]

Great cast, but based on the previews, this looks awful. I only posted this because each time I see the ad for it, I am further annoyed.

[Snazzy Daisy]

High Potential | OFFICIAL TRAILER | ABC & Hulu

 

[shapeshifter]

On 8/31/2024 at 9:38 PM, Stats Queen said:

Great cast, but based on the previews, this looks awful. I only posted this because each time I see the ad for it, I am further annoyed.

31 minutes ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

High Potential | OFFICIAL TRAILER | ABC & Hulu

 

Having been a single mom w/3 kids, I kind of f'love it.

 

[Driad]

It might be fun if they would turn the lights on, so we can see what's happening.

[Stats Queen]

1 hour ago, shapeshifter said:

Having been a single mom w/3 kids, I kind of f'love it.

 

I’m planning on watching the first few episodes as I like the concept in general.

[Snazzy Daisy]

The Cast of High Potential Talks About Their Characters | ABC

 

[EtheltoTillie]

I'm hoping this is good.  It starts tonight at 10 PM Eastern.  I hadn't heard a thing about it until just now, when I read this Times profile of Olsen, the lead. 

Here is an unlocked link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/arts/television/high-potential-kaitlin-olson.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU4.Cf2g.SCQcGX1YeFkf&smid=url-share

 

[shapeshifter]

On 9/17/2024 at 6:42 PM, EtheltoTillie said:

Here is an unlocked link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/arts/television/high-potential-kaitlin-olson.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU4.Cf2g.SCQcGX1YeFkf&smid=url-share

“A procedural in the vein of ‘Columbo’ or ‘Murder, She Wrote,’”🧐

[Johannah]

13 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

“A procedural in the vein of ‘Columbo’ or ‘Murder, She Wrote,’”🧐

Didn't read the article, so maybe they explained it that made sense, but I don't see that at all.  Maybe Murder, She Wrote, because I didn't watch that much or really remember it, but I definitely don't see Columbo in this show.

[AnimeMania]

High Potential has wrapped filming its 13 episode First Season.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAwYhiCzkaG/?img_index=1

[DanaK]

The promo for the next new episode, on Nov 12, indicates it’s the Fall finale. That’s pretty early but I guess with only 13 episodes, they want to have episodes for midseason

[SnarkShark]

Apparently they really shopped this idea around everywhere.

 

https://www.star.gr/tv/seires/iq-160

 

 

[SnarkShark]

For completeness, here's the trailer for the original French one too (that the Greek one, and now the American one were copied from.  It's a recent Hulu branded trailer... not sure if it's the actual original trailer or recut.

 

 

 

There's definitely common stuff with the American pilot.

 

[DanaK]

High Potential returns on January 7

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2024/11/11/abc-announces-2025-midseason-premiere-dates-265311/20241111abc02/

[DanaK]

The showrunner talks about the mid-season finale and what's to come

https://tvline.com/recaps/high-potential-recap-season-1-episode-7-finale-ending-explained-1235376588/

[Annber03]

There's also this nice little article with Amirah J, who plays Ava, talking about her interactions with Kaitlin Olson: 

https://tvline.com/interviews/high-potential-episode-7-fall-finale-explained-amirah-j-1235377095/

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Midseason 2025 TV Schedule: Full List of Network Premiere Dates So Far
Meaghan Darwish   November 18, 2024
https://www.tvinsider.com/1161385/midseason-2025-tv-schedule-premiere-dates/ 

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Tuesday, January 7
8:00 p.m.: Will Trent (Season 3 Premiere) (ABC)
8:00 p.m.: Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX (Season 2 Premiere) (Fox)
9:00 p.m.: High Potential (Midseason Return) (ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Doc (Series Premiere (Fox)
10:00 p.m.: The Rookie (Season 7 Premiere) (ABC)

How Quirky Female Crime-Solvers Took Over TV
By Laura Bradley   November 19, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/11/19/female-detectives-tv-shows-matlock-elsbeth-high-potential/ 

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... Kaitlin Olson’s new ABC crime drama, “High Potential,” averaged more than 10 million viewers for its first two episodes across all viewing platforms. ....
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For this reason, otherness is often a hallmark of the detective genre as well. This new crop of female sleuths echoes that tradition; these characters are easy to underestimate and overlook, whether it be because of their gender, manner, age or social station.
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... In “High Potential,” Olson’s Morgan is a meddlesome genius and struggling single mom whose inability to let go of a problem makes it hard for her to hold down a job. ....

Indeed, Charlie, Morgan and Elsbeth all process information differently from their peers. As Ohmer sees it, detective figures are usually “outsiders in a way that is emblematic of their time,” and these characters, who come at a time when our society is more aware of (and fascinated by) neurodiversity than ever, are no exception. “They’re speaking to us in that way,” she said.
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Though the women who populate the crime dramas of today are notably contemporary, they share a key characteristic with their literary forebears — a nebulous relationship with law enforcement. “There’s a long tradition of a certain kind of detective being at odds with the cops,” Thorburn said. “It goes back to Sherlock Holmes, who always mocked the London police and kept exposing them.” A true-to-trope private eye character is a liminal figure, according to Thorburn — a free agent who stands with one foot in the “decent” world and one foot in a murkier, more legally ambiguous one. Distrust of authority, it seems, is timeless.
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In “High Potential,” the police, particularly Daniel Sunjata’s Detective Karadec, resent Olson’s meddlesome character, Morgan, who works on the building’s janitorial staff before she is hired to work alongside him. She takes the job in part so the LAPD will help her investigate her daughter’s father, who disappeared 15 years ago. ....
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Consciously or subconsciously, Meyers agreed, audiences gravitate toward anybody who can rescue us from the madness of real life and soothe our need for justice. “So now, here we’ve got this whole group saying, ‘We got this. Relax. At least for an hour every week, you can go to a place where somebody is the voice of reason.’”

Edited November 19, 2024 by tv echo

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When Will Your Favorite Shows Return From the Holidays? Save These Dates!
By Matt Webb Mitovich   November 29, 2024 
https://tvline.com/features/tv-calendar-2025-january-return-dates-1235381852/

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High Potential is doing numbers on streaming, per Variety:

So far, the big streaming winner appears to be freshman ABC series “High Potential,” which ranks as the No. 12 show of the fall among adults 18-49 according to Nielsen live+7 ratings — but then shoots to No. 1 when seven days of streaming viewership is included.

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Morgan and Tom Have High Potential For Romance in Midseason Premiere — 2025 FIRST LOOK (Exclusive)
By Andy Swift   December 20, 2024
https://tvline.com/features/high-potential-episode-8-morgan-tom-date-spoilers-1235390838/ 

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And lest you doubt the couple’s connection, the official logline even confirms that “Morgan begins to let her guard down on her date with Tom.” If you’ve been watching all season, you know that’s a big deal.
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Elsewhere in the midseason premiere, “the team investigates a mysterious young girl who was found attacked on a beach” and “Soto comes one step closer to finding out what happened to Roman.”

Edited December 24, 2024 by tv echo

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Midseason Ratings Report Card: ABC’s Most- and Least-Watched Shows
By Matt Webb Mitovich   December 26, 2024
https://tvline.com/ratings/best-worst-abc-tv-shows-viewers-2024-2025-1235392706/ 

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3    High Potential    6.6 million        0.57        Audience +40% vs. time slot predecessor The Good Doctor; TV’s second-most watched new drama

Edited December 31, 2024 by tv echo

[Irlandesa]

On 11/9/2024 at 12:04 PM, SnarkShark said:

There's definitely common stuff with the American pilot.

As someone who has seen a few of the original French episodes, it's probably one of the most "faithful" adaptations in terms of same mysteries, similar twists and same culprits.  I had to stop watching the original because it was affecting my enjoyment of the US version, especially viewing them so close together.