ABC’s Kaitlin Olson Drama Pushed to Fall 2024 — A Sign of Post-Strike Things to Come?
In what may be the first of many big delays in this dual-strike era, ABC has decided to hold High Potential, its new, Kaitlin Olson-led detective drama, for fall of next year.
In the wake of the WGA strike being settled but SAG-AFTRA still at the hypothetical bargaining table, there has been speculation that the broadcast networks may opt to forego fast-tracking abbreviated seasons of 13 (or far fewer episodes) that dribble out in late winter/spring and instead sit tight and launch full, robust seasons next fall.
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Based on a popular French series, High Potential stars Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Mick) as Morgan, “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,” per the official description.
Daniel Sunjata (Graceland) co-stars as Karadec, the aforementioned seasoned detective, while Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Judy Reyes (Claws), Deniz Akdeniz (The Flight Attendant), Amirah J (Shameless) and Matthew Lamb round out the supporting cast.
Final 3 Broadcast Shows Waiting to Be Renewed
High Potential thus far is ABC’s only springtime pilot to score a series order, while the Good Doctor spinoff The Good Lawyer remains “in consideration.”
Previously, ABC nixed the prospective Ben McKenzie medical drama The Hurt Unit, the Ellie Kemper comedy Keeping It Together (fka Drop-Off), the Sarah Shahi legal drama Judgement, and the comedy Public Defenders (co-starring Anthony Anderson).
ABC also announced on Friday that the sitcom Home Economics has been cancelled.
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