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And I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that pesky cleaning lady !! Nothing we haven't saw before , gifted amateur advising police using her special powers of deduction !! Complete hokum -but Kaitlin Olson is utterly charming as Morgan, police cleaning lady when we 1st meet her but soon invaluable crime solver for the LAPD. Throw in a cute family and lovable ex partner plus a back story of her daughter's missing father which adds a slightly harder tone and a storyline which hopefully builds week by week !! Morgan's hooker dress sense and rebellious streak pits her against a hard working police team headed by Judy Reyes of Scrubs fame who soon succumb to her genius ..... Scooby Doo meets Sherlock Holmes in fun quirky viewing !!

I'm really a sucker for any series/movie that shows someone who has a unique ability hidden behind a persona that just doesn't match. Kinda like a secret super power. The main character has just that. Seems like her life is a bit in shambles, she's all over the place, but...she's crazy smart and notices details other well experienced people miss. I was already a fan of Kaitlin, so no surprise I love her here as well. She plays frazzled so well! I appreciate that each episode resolves the case. I'm over a series dragging out over an entire season or multiple. Just give me a solid story and conclusion in under an hour! This delivers. Well paced, has some funny lines and overall just enjoyable to watch. Really looking forward to additional episodes. Just hope they don't cancel it after one season like everyone is doing these days. Solid MC you want to root for.

Thesis: I hope they make as many episodes of this show as they can.

I'm not writing this as a TV or film expert or critic. I don't particularly care how realistic it is, or how it might compare to other versions of the genre. I'm writing this as someone who looks for something fun and engaging to watch, with characters I enjoy and the ultimate test is if I want to watch the next episode; as someone who might not be the typical viewer of this genre.

I am on episode 11 of 14 available as of Feb 2025.

I have grown to enjoy all of the main characters, and how they interact with and support each other in their work. There is a great dynamic at this point in the season.

My only obvious bias is that I came into the show already loving Kaitlin Olsen and Judy Reyes from everything they've done. Daniel Sunjata is a new fav. He finds the balance between being the "by-the-books partner" and an admirer of his partner's talents. And he's so nice to look at. I hope they continue to develop Deniz and Javicia's characters because there is so much potential there, and those two actors fill out the squad perfectly.

The cases are varied enough for my entertainment and I usually can't predict how they will be solved. There's enough suspense and intrigue for my taste and there are always decent stakes. One or more character will always have a personal motivation to "right an injustice" that I feel satisfied by the victory in the conclusion.

I don't particularly want to watch a procedural that will bring up anxiety in my personal life or keep me up at night. I appreciate that this is a procedural that I-as someone who usually prefers a comedy like 30Rock or Brooklyn99 or It's always Sunny or Scrubs-can watch all the episodes of.

And that is why I rate this a 10/10. Because those are my metrics :)

Why does Hollywood use the same old formula whenever they start a series where a genius has insights with evidence that others miss? They can't be normal with high intelligence. They need to have some odd condition that makes them quirky in some manner. Unless it's an updated Sherlock Holmes then he's just plain a jerk to most people he comes into contact with. The genius here is pretty so naturally she being a genius with three children is going to fashion herself so she looks like a street walker. Her mind is like an encyclopedia, but apparently her real expertise is in all things related to what a domestic cleaning lady knows. None of that is necessary. She has a famil to create enough actual back story without making her an oddball. Start letting her dress nice without looking like a lot lizard down at the truck stop. Watching her solve things is the real attraction after all..

So far I am liking this show. It has kind of Mrs. Monk feel. My big gripe is I do not know why every teenage female has to be written like this in every movie and TV show nowadays. I am calling it now (after only 2 episodes) that she will storm out and do something she is not to do that will put her or someone else in danger. This is a trope I am sick of at this point. Can nobody just write a teenage girl that isn't a rude selfish stereotype. This is more annoying than the manic pixie girl from the 00's. I have 5 sisters and they all have different attitudes and demeanor. This just feels like cheap drama creation. Sorry rant over. I do recommend checking out the show and hope it stays strong and intriguing.

Show is okay but why is Morgan dressed like a streetwalker although men probably like the look. This does add some distinction from other crime shows. Morgan's character is smart and she grows on you. Her daughter dresses better than she does. Morgan could be dressed a little more classy. Story lines are good and other characters are good. Love the smart son and the interaction she has with her children. Not sure on the ratings and time will tell if it will be renewed. Maybe it will be given another season. It's not as good as some other shows that were cancelled and should have been given more time.

High Potential is a charming new show in the crime drama genre. The show's main character is a strong, independent, highly intelligent yet vulnerable woman raising three children. She's relatable and fun. The way the show develops the solving of crimes is interesting with some great comedic moments. Kaitlin Olson is fantastic as Morgan. She delivers a performance that has you instantly liking her character and wanting to know more. Judy Reyes and Daniel Suniata are terrific in their supporting roles. Even the kids perform well and lend some comedic moments to the show.

It's a quirky fun hour of entertainment.

*Read season finale update below *

Being unfamiliar with most of Kaitlin Olson's work I watched this feeling it would pass some time, while having low expectations.

Surprise on me.

Olson is definitely the star and the centerpiece. If she doesn't nail her performance the series has no chance. She's excellent. Unfortunately it's not sustained. The plot device getting her hired isn't revisited in episodes 4 or 5. The other actors do NOT hold up their end. But the writing is what ultimately derails this show. Bad writing. Real bad. Incredibly bad. The babbling nonsensical solutions to the last two cases was terrible.

The concept, gifted and damaged individual possessing a knack for solving crimes, has been done before. And the series reminded me of Natasha Lyonne's similar series (Poker Face). There is also a bit of a similarity to "Elsbeth", a series about an attorney on the spectrum who solves murders. Both series lean heavily on the female leads, and inject character driven humor.

This is an ensemble show, like Elsbeth, with support from Daniel Sunjata and Javica Leslie and Judy Reyes, whereas Poker Face is about a nomadic gifted individual on the run.

The first two episodes were enjoyable.

Then came the next two episodes.

As often happens with a first year in a series, episode 3 is a clunker. Olson comes off as shrill and unnecessarily disrespectful. Sunjata vacillated between beginning to like Olson and being completely unimpressed. There are other disjointed character issues in that episode, and a very convoluted plot.

The hope that this was a one off and just a matter of the writers, actors and directors settling in with a new series was blown up by the cringe-worthy bad fourth episode.

I may check back at the end of the season to see if the writing improves, but for now, I'm on to other things.

*season finale update* So, this series only received a 13 episode order because it was a Fall release series.

The season ended in a major, multi-layered cliff hanger. Can't get upset about that because many series do that, especially over on the streaming networks.

In episode 13 Morgan (Olson) is given more latitude by her PD colleagues, but still wearing clothes that look like she's working in Vice as a hooker. Her family life is still conveniently held together by her ex who babysits on the fly, sometimes for days apparently. Does he not have a job?

The cranky, obnoxious teen girl has calmed down a lot, and seems more supportive of her single mom.

We discover(?) that her partner (Sunjata) is gay. Why the late desire to skew this character in this direction? Feels weird.

Her other bullpen teammates feel more self-assured.

Her work boss seems unchanged from the earlier episodes, and an early love interest comes back into her life, and an odd character who seems to know what happened to her husband figures largely in this episode.

The mystery, almost murder, is better than the capers in episodes 3 & 4, but feels very much like a three part story I remember from The Mentalist.

Nevertheless, definitely smoother (if not more sophisticated) than the early bad episodes. I'll tune in for season two.

Examining her TV resume away from Always Sunny, and topping her role on The Mick, Olson glides onto screen in a not-so shot-for-shot remake of this French procedural, but she's definitely on vibes with it.

Throughout the episode you can tell Olson was attracted to this project by the way it portrays a struggling, body-empowered, capable woman. Comedy is stitched in through her delivery, much the same as the tongue in cheek of its French take.

What this series does better though is keep you captivated by a seasoned cast led by Judy Reyes, whose stern eyes and soft voice invite the audience to develop a sense of empathy towards the players her character cares to collect around her to seek justice.

The first episode was well done, though editing could use some work. The series would be lifted by more scenes between Reyes and Olson.

I'm french, so maybe not totally impartial, but who is ?

I like the original french serie for its "peculiarity" as a cop serie and especially for the actress who plays Morgane : Audrey Fleurot. She is the only real main role who makes almost the whole show, meanwhile the others are kind of "Faire valoir" (lets translate that by "sidekick" or "show-offs").

Although I tried to give the american remake a chance, I think it misses this particular point by replacing it with a much more typical kind of flat collaboration and equality between the two characters (Morgan and Karadec).

So if, one day, the showrunners decide to give more space and flamboyance to Morgan, maybe it could reach the quality and humorous tone of the original.

But for now, my advice would be: give a try to the original serie, even if it is dubbed or subtitled, you won't regret it.

At first I thought this was going to be a comedy along the lines of Psych! Or an absurd comedy like Always Sunny. I mean, the only characters I've ever seen Kaitlin Olson play are trashy women with a very caustic sense of humor. If that's what you like about her, don't worry, she definitely brings both of those qualities to this role. But she somehow does it in a mature way.

Although the first episode is all I've seen so far, it does appear to be a series similar to the aforementioned Psych! And it's fraternal twin, The Mentalist. It features Olson playing a character with an extremely high IQ who also suffers from a type of OCD, where she obsesses about things that are out of place. She also has a very fine sense of observation, and she uses these quirks to assist the local police in solving crimes.

This isn't a drama detective show, but it's not a comedy played for laughs either. It's a light action crime show like ABC's The Rookie and even gives me vibes of FX's brilliant Rescue Me series from the early 2000s.

The first episode was enjoyable and I hope the show continues along the same lines, with just enough dark humor to make it enjoyable, but without turning into a joke.

Well written. Nicely paced. I think she's perfect for the role. Rest of cast is quite good as well. This is a very good pilot. Strongly recommend. I think that she has enough quirkiness in the character to make it super interesting and she brings a good energy to it and some complexity that is surprising. The cast rounds out the plot and the dialogue is quite good. Camera work is good, staging is good, nice pace. I saw some of the other reviews and I'm a little bit baffled as to why they didn't give this a 10. If they can keep this up, it will turn into a really good series. Very excited to watch an next episode and kudos to everyone involved.

The original French version, Haut Potential Intellectuel, was much smarter. The first episode was virtually the same as this first episode except they left off the first part where it is established that she lacks patience with people she talks to. This was at an employment she had besides working as a cleaning person at the police department. She gets fired from that job for disrespecting the customer. After that missing scene the rest of the first episode was basically the same. The biggest difference is the main character, Morgan, who is far more quirky than the one depicted in the American version. After watching the original version it is extremely difficult not to compare. This could be as entertaining because I do like Kaitlin Olsen. I'm hoping the character she had in The Mick who was irreverent and funny shows up in future episodes.

I loved, loved, loved the original. I'm not expecting this to be the same (the original was French for goodness sakes, with an amazing cast, and that certainly added to the flavor and frantic pace of the show). Still, the high potential concept and stories are solid (assuming they tell some of the same stories), so I'm giving the US version a chance, certainly more than one episode, and I'm allowing this cast to make it their own. At the end of the season I hope it turns out to be as good as the original or is close, even if it's slightly different and Kaitlin isn't the incredible Audrey Fleurot (but who is?). This version certainly has high potential of its own.

After seeing the pilot, this seems like a 90% scene-for-scene reshoot of the original French series (tt14060708) - which would be ok, if not for the fact that it has been softened for the US audience. The characters and the flow of the series seem less complex. This still makes for a good show though, but not on the same level as the original, sadly.

EDIT: I have seen 10 episodes at this point, and the show has strongly deviated from the French show. First, the US version has added several original storylines instead of just copying everything. But more importantly, while the original Morgane is a self-absorbed, ignorant, loud, unlikable egocentric throughout the whole show, American Morgane is is a way more likable character. Her quirks are significantly toned down.

This gives the show more feel-good quality. I am not sure if this is a good thing though - while French Morgane is a terrible human being, she surely makes the show unique. American HIP is nice and cute and all, but as a result it's just another "funny" crime show starring a main protagonist with a goofy flaw/skill and it that sense it is not much different than Monk, Unforgettable, Lie to me, The Mentalist and dozens of other, similar shows.

I absolutely adore Kaitlin Olson whether she's playing Dee Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or DJ Vance in Hacks. She's an amazingly talented actress who stands out in every performance. I also like Daniel Sunjata ever since I first saw him in Rescue Me.

I've only seen one episode so far of High Potential but it was enough that it left me wanting more. For all the reviewers asking why she's "just a cleaner" if she's so smart she explained it to the Lieutenant. Because of her "gift" she spends a lot of time obsessing over things and it makes it hard to hold down a relationship or a job. Also being a single mother of three who's still holding onto the trauma of having her former husband disappear fifteen years earlier without a trace.

Such a missed acting opportunity. A character with chronic OCD, photographic memory and a slew of other "high potential" mannerisms who's only odd habit is being tediously right all the time. There's no pushback in this series - she's always right and it's a matter of her waiting for the rest of the world to come up to her level or surrender to her genius. She could have done so much more to make this character interesting, quirky or at least more than this almost smugly superior

One thing that bothered me was how she is always touching 'suspects'. People in the worst situation they have ever found themselves in on the worst day of their lives readily surrender themselves to her soothing hand on the shoulder or warm embrace. And their submission is always rewarded as she flawlessly sorts the wheat from the chaff with a laser-like stare and unerring intensity.

She's almost condescendingly nice and her belief in the inherent goodness of people often seems to be enough to free them from any suspicion or scrutiny as the story continuously follows its already straight line to a predictable outcome.

Olson co-produced all seven episodes and forgets to take off her executive hat as they, episode after episode, bow down to her power and brilliance and patiently endure her self-aggrandizing speeches and monologue summations. From the moment the gate opens until the season closes, it's a straight and formulaic sprint to the finish line.

There's a lot of potential to be explored in this character and in this series and I hope Olson allows this series to come to life rather than simply occupying the center of this universe. We'll see if it makes a second season.

I've watched Kaitlin Olson's previous work before, "The Mick". The character was a complete 180 from Morgan in this show. Such a wide range of portrayal talent. Kaitlin barely aged a day from her days at "The Mick". Really looking forward to the rest of the series. I hope they go for +10 Seasons.

Great pilot episode. No stalling, no wasted moments throughout the episode. Pacing is perfect, fast when needed fast, slows down when needed attention to focus on the moment.

Morgan's character is strong, independent, highly intelligent, relatable and fun. Interesting interaction with the 3 children so far, looking forward to how the show's gonna divulge more.

Morgan Gillory's character is an interesting blend of three iconic characters: 60% Erin Brockovich, 20% Will Hunting, and 20% Sherlock Holmes.

Erin Brockovich, played by Julia Roberts in a movie with the same name, is a hardworking, sassy single mom with strong personality. It provides the foundation for Morgan character.

The Will Hunting character, played by Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, provides the janitorial background, and extraordinary ability to quickly absorb vast range of knowledge and information.

Finally, the Sherlock Holmes character contributes with astonishing attention to details and the ability to find clues where mere mortals miss.

I had high hopes. I'm a sucker for murder of the week-brilliant outsider solves the crime with a nice mix of drama and comedy . L really like Daniel Sunjata and Judy Reyes and I think they do a great job with what they have.

I also really like Kaitlin Olson. But she is so out of place for the role. Talk about square peg round hole. Its so cringey. The writing and directing is very average. The overall cases are fine, but how they put it together stumbles.

The close up cuts to Kaitlin Olson while shes having her epiphany moment, and the random factoids she frequently buffers them with make me groan. I'm fine with the formula, but the way they go about it combined with her performance just does not play well imo. At this point I keep playing it as background noise. Even then I find myself getting up to fast forward some scenes.

I was just casually just scrolling on Hulu looking for a show to watch. Now usually I'm not much of a crime, police, detective type of guy, but LET ME TELL YOU. One episode of this show and I WAS HOOKED. And this show isn't like regularly detective shows I like how the main character is a regular woman with a low end job who smarts are out of this world and she uses her gifts for good. I cannot express how much I love this show. Season 2 WHERE YOU AT. 10/10. Also love each character dynamic with one another. This show was casted perfectly and honestly every week I am so excited to watch another episode. Oh did I mention I binged the absolute mess out of this show when I watched the first episode. That's how good it is!!!!!

As a big "Psych" fan, I watched this trailer and immediately rolled my eyes thinking it was another attempt at something similar. Can't build on perfection! However. I think this show is different in all the right ways while still scratching the genre itch. It's a remake of a French TV show, and it seems to follow the story very closely, which I think is a cool way to honor its inspiration.

It has a really solid cast, decent writing, production value, and (in my opinion) good acting. I honestly love Kaitlin Olson in this. It's great to see her do quirky and witty but also wholesome and relatable. I've smiled and laughed and even teared up at some of her performances in season one. Other great faces from other beloved TV shows: Daniel Sunjata (Grey's Anatomy), Judy Reyes (Scrubs), Taran Killam (SNL), etc. Do a really great job as well. And I gotta say, I'm hooked on the plot. Highly recommend High Potential.