Kaitlin Olson, best known for comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Hacks, is a single mom with an exceptional mind in ABC’s new intriguing crime drama High Potential.
Based on the French-Belgian crime comedy HPI, the High Potential TV series is ABC’s new offering in the crime drama genre about a single mom who works as a cleaning lady for the Los Angeles Police Department. She becomes LAPD’s asset once it’s revealed she is a high potential intellectual, meaning she can figure out even the most baffling crimes using her unconventional knack for untangling mysteries.
Returning for a second season, here’s how to watch new High Potential episodes in Australia.
High Potential Season 2 release date
Season 2 premiered in Australia on Wednesday, 17 September with new High Potential episodes dropping weekly on Disney Plus. The total episode count for the second season has yet to be confirmed, although it’s worth noting that the first one consisted of 13 episodes.
The streamer typically adds new content at 12AM Pacific Time, so you can expect new episodes on Disney+ Australia to be available Wednesdays at 7PM AEDT.
| High Potential Season 2 | Release Dates | Streaming Service |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Wed, 17 Sept 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 2 | Wed, 24 Sept 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 3 | Wed, 1 Oct 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 4 | Wed, 8 Oct 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 5 | Wed, 15 Oct 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 6 | Wed, 22 Oct 2025 | Disney+ |
| Episode 7 | Wed, 29 Oct 2025 | Disney+ |
High Potential Season 2 trailer
High Potential Season 2 is now streaming in Australia. Check out the trailer below:
What is the plot of High Potential?
The new crime drama follows single mom and LAPD cleaning lady Morgan Gillory (Olson). After a crime scene at the precinct catches Morgan’s eye, she becomes LAPD Major Crimes Unit’s new consultant, getting an official LAPD badge and everything.
Having an IQ of 160, she is considered a high potential intellectual and her unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to her newfound career in law enforcement.
She is paired with by-the-book seasoned detective Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), who initially doubts her investigative skills. Their collaboration eventually produces an unusual and unstoppable team tasked to decipher every case that comes their way.
Now Morgan begins her new life as consultant, which means her days consist of checking a hotel room murder scene, investigating a mysterious young girl attacked on the beach, and solving a post-wild office party murder. When she’s not analyzing crime scenes, she is a mother to three kids, Ava (Amirah J), Elliot (Matthew Lamb), and Chloe.
While hesitant to work with the police, she took the job under the condition that Selena Soto (Judy Reyes), head of the LAPD’s Major Crimes Division, helps her find her first husband, Roman, who vanished without a trace 15 years ago.
Juggling work and motherhood, Morgan navigates Ava’s dating life, tucks her other children to bed, brings her baby to a crime scene, and everything in between. Every episode of High Potential features a new case for Morgan to delve into, while also focusing on the mystery of her first husband’s disappearance.
High Potential TV show is created by Drew Goddard, who also serves as an executive producer. Lead star Kaitlin Olson is a co-producer alongside Vail Romeyn, Andrea Massaro, Myung Joh Wesner, and Casey Vandeventer.
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