{"id":331347,"date":"2026-05-08T17:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=331347"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:29:32","slug":"high-potential-season-3-has-major-behind-the-scenes-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/high-potential-season-3-has-major-behind-the-scenes-change\/","title":{"rendered":"High Potential Season 3 Has Major Behind-the-Scenes Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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High Potential<\/em> goes to look different when it comes back for season 3 following a change behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Multiple outlets confirmed that Nora<\/strong> and Lilla Zuckerman<\/strong> are taking up as co-showrunners and executive producers amid their overall deal at twentieth Television, which produces High Potential.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re so grateful to be working with Craig, Karey, Simran and our partners at twentieth and ABC on this exciting recent chapter of High Potential,\u201d the duo said in an announcement on Wednesday, May 6. \u201cThe actual fact we get to collaborate with Drew, Sarah and Andrea at Goddard Textiles and the incomparable Kaitlin Olson is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

They continued: \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to climbing into the good, bustling mind of Morgan Gillory and crafting intricate mysteries worthy of her genius.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Which ‘High Potential’ Stars Are \u2014 And Aren’t \u2014 Returning for Season 3?<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tHigh Potential is returning for a 3rd season \u2014 but not everyone seems to be coming back after that surprise forged exit. The hit ABC series, which premiered in September 2024, follows Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), a high-potential mental who teams up with the LAPD to help the department in solving murders. Morgan gets paired up with Karadec [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Before High Potential,<\/em> the Zuckermans were showrunners on the hit Peacock series Poker Face<\/em>. In addition they wrote for shows resembling Suits, Agents of SHIELD, Prodigal Son<\/em> and Fringe<\/em> and are currently working on the Scream 8 script. The Zuckermans were previously attached to Hulu\u2019s Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>, which ultimately didn’t move forward.<\/p>\n

The duo is taking up after Todd Harthan<\/strong> exited the show at the top of season 2. News broke in March that Harthan departed to deal with the upcoming live-action adaptation of Christopher Paolini<\/strong>\u2019s YA book series The Inheritance Cycle<\/em>. The difference \u2014 titled Eragon<\/em> \u2014 is cocreated with Paolini and Harthan will function coshowrunner alongside Todd Helbing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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High Potential<\/em>, which premiered in September 2024, was created by Drew Goddard<\/strong>. The pilot was written by Goddard, who was expected to executive produce alongside Sarah Esberg, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, Jean Nainchrik<\/strong> and Alethea Jones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thomas, meanwhile, was expected to serve because the showrunner before exiting in June 2024 \u2014 months before the series premiere. Harthan was ultimately announced as the brand new showrunner who also served as an executive producer.<\/p>\n

The police procedural follows a high-potential mental \u2014 Morgan (Kaitlin Olson<\/strong>) \u2014 who teams up with the LAPD to assist solve murders. She gets paired up with Karadec (Daniel Sunjata<\/strong>), who’s initially skeptical about Morgan\u2019s involvement with the Major Crimes unit but ultimately starts to depend on her.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>TV Shows That Went Through Several Showrunner Changes<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tGeorge Kraychyk \/ \u00a9Hulu \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection Chances are high in case your favorite show felt different through the years, a showrunner shift occurred in some unspecified time in the future behind the scenes. Law & Order: Organized Crime attempted to solidify itself as a successful spinoff of Law & Order: SVU but as an alternative it has continued to make headlines [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Season 2 picked up with the confirmation that Morgan\u2019s ex Roman was still alive after going missing for greater than a decade. The one information Morgan \u2014 and all of Us<\/em> \u2014 have is that her ex worked as an FBI informant and doesn\u2019t trust the LAPD.<\/p>\n

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