Excessive Potential is coming again — with extra episodes — however what can followers anticipate from season 2 relating to plot twists, onscreen romance and extra?
Excessive Potential, which premiered in September 2024, follows a high-potential mental named Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) who groups up with the LAPD to assist remedy murders. She will get paired up with Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), who's initially skeptical about how Morgan can help the Main Crimes unit however in the end begins to depend on her.
The season 1 finale aired in February and confirmed that Morgan's ex Roman was nonetheless alive after going lacking for greater than a decade. Morgan, nevertheless, was extra targeted on a brand new case the place the suspect acquired away — after which he discovered a strategy to introduce himself to her with out her information.
Govt producer and showrunner Todd Harthan completely spoke to Us Weekly concerning the function of introducing a brand new thriller forward of the second season.
“The No. 1 factor that we attempt to construct within the writers room is a compelling case that may even be actually great to look at Morgan's difficult mind take you thru,” he defined on the time. “That then is complimented by these great detectives which can be surrounding her. We all know the viewers — and we because the writers — have a giant urge for food for that serialized thriller. However the problem is you don't need that serialized part to overhaul these great circumstances that the viewers appears to be like ahead to each week.”
Harthan continued: “Discovering that stability is difficult and that's why you may have a employees of those who are available and hold you sincere. They inform me, ‘If we reveal that, then it actually overtakes the following episode and upsets the stability.' So it's difficult and it is without doubt one of the tougher components of constructing every episode of the present.”
Regardless of the cliffhangers, Excessive Potential has already been renewed for a second season. Hold scrolling for the whole lot to know:
When Does the Present Return for Season 2?
Daniel Sunjata and Kaitlin Olson in ‘Excessive Potential.' Disney/Mitch Hasseth
In January, Excessive Potential was renewed for a second season, which can embody 18 episodes. It's slated to premiere within the fall after season 1 introduced in record-breaking numbers at ABC.
Who Is Coming Again?
Along with Olson and Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes are returning. Excessive Potential has additionally featured Taran Killam, Garret Dillahunt and JD Pardo in recurring roles. In the meantime newcomers embody Steve Howey and Mekhi Phifer.
Will There Be Extra Episodes?
“I do hearken to the followers, I learn their responses as a result of I need to know what persons are loving. It does have an effect on what we discuss and what we concentrate on generally,” Harthan informed Us in February about getting the possibility to develop the story with extra episodes in season 2. “I at all times rely on the 13 [episode order]. I like that it's not eight or 10 episodes on broadcast and that you just get these additional few hours. I normally map out the 13, and in the event that they name, then I've a contingency to develop it and do some standalone episodes.”
Will Roman Be Launched?
After Morgan's ex was teased within the first season, the story will solely develop from right here.
“We've talked about it fairly a bit like, ‘Wow, we've the time, and hopefully now the present is a hit and we may go and get this actor or that actor.' However the reality is, I haven't had a deep dialog with Kaitlin about it — and she or he'll have a robust opinion. She's very lively and concerned with casting and has unimaginable instincts,” Harthan informed Us. “So the brief reply isn't any. We now have some favorites and actors I actually respect that might be nice.”
Harthan is trying ahead to bringing extra characters into the fold in season 2, including, “Simply the casting alternatives — not only for visitor star roles — however recurring roles. We've by no means met Morgan's mom and father both. We haven't met anyone. So Roman is a extremely vital and superb piece of casting. I fantasize about who it might be however I haven't zeroed in on an individual but.”
In response to Harthan, Olson has a hand in casting. “Kaitlin is a magnet for expertise. There's lots of people that go, ‘Oh, I get to behave alongside her? That appears like a extremely good time.' And they're proper, It's,” he continued. “She's a blast. However I hope you're proper [that there is actor interest in guest-starring on High Potential]. I need to see that checklist of those who need to come and dance with us.”
Roman won't return instantly although.
“I believe frustration is an effective factor with an viewers. It's a wholesome frustration — don't give them an excessive amount of of what they need too quickly,” Harthan famous concerning the “deepening” thriller. “I'd be completely mendacity if I mentioned I've all of the solutions to that thriller. The beauty of welcoming different brains to the room is how we be sure that we don't fumble this ball and we inform this story in essentially the most satisfying manner possible. There's some cool stuff coming although.”
Will Season 2 Discover Morgan and Karadec's Romance?
One episode into Excessive Potential, followers identified how Karadec and Morgan's dynamic reminded them of different fictional {couples} on procedural exhibits who took years to get collectively.
“I'll undoubtedly say that I really don't have the precise final reply to the place they're going to go. When it comes to the will-they-won't-they between Karadec and Morgan, that's as much as our writers room,” Sunjata informed Us in November 2024. “I believe that they're going to play the lengthy sport with that individual story line.”
Sunjata mentioned he was not ruling out Karadec and Morgan remaining platonic — for now and even for good.
“Truthfully if we ended up getting like 5 seasons, Karadec and Morgan may simply keep actually good buddies with a mutual skilled respect who deeply look after each other and perhaps flirted with the concept of some type of romantic interplay,” he famous. “But when that by no means occurred, that might be a extremely cool strategy to take it additionally.”
Harthan, in the meantime, is extra inclined to discover what viewers have been reacting to.
“You by no means know. I don't let my guard down about these issues both. I don't get overly assured till your viewers dictates a variety of the belongings you do. What have they got a giant urge for food for?” Harthan shared with Us about his plans for the fan-favorite potential couple. “I is perhaps notorious for slow-planning issues, however I like a gradual burn. Like, selfishly, I simply find it irresistible.”
Harthan defined to Us that he wasn't certain how Morgan and Karadec's chemistry could be explored. “The most important cause is as a result of when you may have chemistry like that — and two great actors like that — I simply really feel like there's so many various story paths,” he defined. “We are able to go down this early within the present. And what I like about them is that this budding friendship that's beginning to breed the type of loyalty that then breeds the type of unconditional friendship the place persons are prepared to sacrifice absolutely anything to have one another's backs. I like the appeal of that.”
He added: “We're going to put in writing that for some time. Even if you happen to sooner or later fall in love with any individual, perhaps you are also extra in love with the partnership and the friendship. And perhaps you might be scared sufficient of the chance of crossing sure strains. … There's a variety of life on this present and I need to be sure that we do it at a tempo that doesn't depart an excellent story on the desk.”
How Does the New Large Unhealthy Come Into Play?
The season 1 finale launched David Giuntoli as a serial kidnapper who has potential — pun supposed — to turn out to be the “serialized massive dangerous” of season 2.
“We didn't need [that story] to be so darkish and so sadistic and brutal that it took you right into a kind of a tone that felt like a departure from our present. That was somewhat little bit of a wonderful line that we needed to stroll. Then if you happen to're going to have any individual go toe to toe with any individual like Morgan, they higher be sensible. They higher be assured they usually higher be prepared,” Harthan informed Us. “She will get underestimated even by those who assume they're smarter than her after which look out. So we've to create a personality that's going to be enjoyable to look at her play chess with.”
Harthan is hoping the shakeup will make the present not “really feel predictable.”
“At her core, Morgan is such an excellent and empathetic human being. Then she sees any individual on the market on the planet who she is aware of is sensible however is utilizing that to do such hurt, and that's a terrifying factor,” he continued. “We simply needed to ensure it hit all these notes with out it ever feeling like we have been reaching into the darkest of serial killer tales. That's not the present.”
Will Season 2 Do Something In another way?
“I realized [in season 1] that I've this glorious forged that you may write something for. They are surely,” Harthan shared with Us. “With that mentioned, what will be fairly totally different in season 2 is that we didn't have our sea legs but. We haven't actually scratched the floor of a few of these different characters within the ensemble. We haven't gone house with a variety of them. We haven't dug into their backstories and the way they acquired to the place they're in life — like, all their trials, tribulations and relationships.”
On the time, Harthan teased how season 2 would provide “wealthy fertile floor” for the present to develop on.
“We're enthusiastic about writing among the different characters extra. However I believe the most important factor I realized about how we construct every of those episodes is why can we care? Why do you care about this explicit case or the way it's resonating with not simply Morgan however each character,” he informed Us. “It's ensuring that we don't get lazy with these tales that we select to inform every week. I strive to take a look at every episode as its personal little film, and this 12 months, we've the luxurious of the teachings we realized — good and dangerous — and planning and plotting the season in order that we don't waste any one in every of these episodes. Nevertheless many episodes we find yourself getting, we are going to simply attempt to deal with every of them as their very own little film.”
