Whereas Kaitlin Olson is finest identified for taking part in Dee in It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia, she takes a step away from the same old narcissism, vulgarity and common lack of morals for Excessive Potential.
She performs Morgan, a single mom of three with a powerful IQ of 160. Morgan has an especially priceless skill to take one have a look at issues and clear up issues simply, due to her photographic reminiscence, obsessive consideration to element and encyclopaedic information.
This talent by chance lands her on this planet of fixing crimes for the LAPD, regardless of having no background within the policing world. That’s a lot to the chagrin of Adam Karadec, a well-established detective who prefers to do issues by the e-book. It’s the same premise to the UK hit Ludwig, with an American twist.
Excessive Potential was a giant hit on each Hulu and Disney+, and now we’ve the primary bits of reports about season 2.
Is Excessive Potential getting a season 2?
Sure – ABC renewed Excessive Potential in January 2025 in keeping with Deadline.
The identical article reveals that season 2 is more likely to be longer than the primary, which had 13 episodes in complete.
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When will Excessive Potential season 2 be launched?
Final 12 months, Excessive Potential had differing launch dates within the US and UK. Fortunately, this time round, British followers don’t have to attend for brand new instalments.
American viewers will be capable to watch the primary episode on Hulu from Tuesday, 16 September 2025. These within the UK can tune in from the day after, Wednesday, 17 September 2025. New episodes will drop each week.
Kaitlin Olson revealed in a Q&A at a London screening of the premiere for Disney+ (the place Tech Advisor was current) when filming was anticipated to start, and primarily based on her reply, we anticipated a Fall launch date:
“I simply wrapped Hacks… yeah so season 4 simply completed, It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia… I completed the top of final 12 months – season 17 is popping out… within the spring, I imagine. And I’m gonna go residence and be a mum for a pair months after which we begin taking pictures this once more in Could.”
Is there a trailer for Excessive Potential season 2?
There’s a brief teaser trailer launched by Hulu, which exhibits a automotive chase, and Morgan taking a little bit of an unorthodox strategy to inspecting proof:
Excessive Potential season 2 forged – who’s returning?
This present wouldn’t be what it’s with out Kaitlin Olson returning as Morgan Gillroy.
Different actors returning embody:
- Daniel Sunjata as Adam Karadec
- Javicia Leslie as Daphne Forrester
- Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Ozdil
- Judy Reyes as Selena Soto
- Amirah J as Ava Sinquerra
- Matthew Lamb as Elliot Radovic
- David Giuntoli as David Peck
Becoming a member of this season as a brand new common will probably be Steve Howey as Nick Wagner. Deadline describes him as a “savvy political animal who is aware of find out how to put on an costly swimsuit and oozes easy attraction.”
Mekhi Phifer can be becoming a member of in a top-secret undisclosed function – TV Line suspects that he might be Ava’s estranged father.
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What’s going to the plot be for Excessive Potential season 2?
Spoilers for Excessive Potential season 1 beneath
Olson’s interview on the UK Disney+ premiere gave us some clues as to what is perhaps explored in season 2 – one in every of which incorporates Morgan’s previous household life:
“We didn’t have time to delve into her childhood, however that’s the plan to type of look into what occurred when she was a child. We type of trace just a little bit at not having an important relationship along with her father afterward within the season.”
Olson additionally expressed an curiosity in studying extra concerning the lives of different detectives, reminiscent of Karadec and Soto, and in seeing the tales of Ava’s lacking father and Morgan’s ex, Roman, unfold.
TV Line reported that the supporting actors echo these sentiments. Oz’s actor, Deniz Akdeniz, stated that he desires to get revenge for whoever put him within the pool, whereas Judy Reye desires to know extra about Soto’s life outdoors of being a detective, stating: “Is she a mum or dad? What’s her emotional historical past? And the way does that deliver her and [Morgan] nearer collectively?”.
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Roman will seemingly be key to the plot, as on the finish of season 1, it was revealed that Karadec knew he was alive and his whereabouts. Roman turned out to be an FBI informant, which is more than likely linked to his sudden disappearance.
Showrunner Todd Harthan defined among the questions that audiences are excited about when it got here to the breakdown of his and Morgan’s relationship: “I feel the viewers has an actual urge for food to search out out what actually occurred… What was it just like the day they sat down and had a dialog about what wasn’t working? How did they determine how they need to co-parent? What brought about that? So now it’s our job to give you a narrative”.
Due to the episode log strains beneath, we all know now that Roman will probably be a key a part of the plot in episodes 2 and three.
One different key character in season 1 was the game-obsessed serial kidnapper, David, who left an ominous message to Morgan in her purchasing luggage that they’d ‘play once more’ – a risk that he could come after her and her household. Harthan additionally instructed The Wrap that the plan is to “tackle it just a little bit, discover a wholesome option to pivot to different issues after which come again to it when it is smart.”
In any other case, we will count on to see extra instances every episode, and Morgan and Adam’s buddy-cop dynamic growing. The query is, is it simply friendship… or one thing extra? Morgan already had a romantic curiosity in janitor Tom (JD Pardo), although he’s now moved away to San Diego to develop into a nurse.
ABC additionally revealed the descriptions for the primary three episodes (as reported by Bleeding Cool). They’re as follows:
- Excessive Potential Season 2 Episode 1: “Pawns” – Whereas working tirelessly to defend her household from the Recreation Maker’s threats, one other crime drags Morgan again into his recreation, and the LAPD should determine whether or not to belief her instincts earlier than the following transfer turns deadly.
- Excessive Potential Season 2 Episode 2: “Checkmate” – Because the Main Crimes workforce desperately seeks solutions amidst a string of unresolved crimes, Morgan suspects the Recreation Maker is accountable. In the meantime, Daphne and Oz got down to discover Roman, and Elliot prepares a shock act for his college’s expertise present.
- Excessive Potential Season 2 Episode 3: “Eleven Minutes” – When a person with a troubled previous is killed below mysterious circumstances, Morgan and the LAPD uncover a tragic motive behind his loss of life. In the meantime, Morgan opens as much as Ava about her father, forcing Ava to confront truths she isn’t able to face.
Excessive Potential season 2 episode launch schedules
Within the US, season 2 of Excessive Potential will probably be out there to look at on ABC and stream on Hulu on Tuesday evenings. These are the episode launch dates confirmed thus far, in keeping with Bleeding Cool:
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 1 – Wednesday 16 September 2025
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 2 – Wednesday 23 September 2025
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 3 – Wednesday 30 September 2025
UK viewers will get them the next day on Disney+. That is after we count on the primary three episodes to drop (the primary is confirmed):
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 1 – Thursday 17 September 2025
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 2 – Thursday 24 September 2025
- Excessive Potential season 2 episode 3 – Thursday 1 October 2025
