{"id":251049,"date":"2026-07-09T20:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/everything-to-know-about-high-potential-season-3-after-showrunner-and-cast-shakeups\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:50:50","slug":"everything-to-know-about-high-potential-season-3-after-showrunner-and-cast-shakeups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/everything-to-know-about-high-potential-season-3-after-showrunner-and-cast-shakeups\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything to Know About \u2018High Potential\u2019 Season 3 After Showrunner and Cast Shakeups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/who-does-jennifer-jason-leigh-play-on-high-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>High Potential<\/em><\/a> fans, buckle up \u2014 the hit ABC procedural is heading into season 3 with major changes both in front of and behind the camera.<\/p>\n<p>Between a new showrunner takeover, <strong>Steve Howey<\/strong>\u2019s exit as a series regular and lingering questions about Morgan Gillory\u2019s presumed-dead ex Roman, there\u2019s a lot to unpack before the <strong>Kaitlin Olson<\/strong>-led drama returns.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for everything to know so far:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-showrunners\">New Showrunners<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest behind-the-scenes shift came when <strong>Nora Zuckerman<\/strong> and <strong>Lilla Zuckerman<\/strong> stepped in as coshowrunners and executive producers on <em>High Potential<\/em> season 3 as part of their overall deal at 20th Television, which produces the series.<\/p>\n<p>The sisters previously ran Peacock\u2019s <em>Poker Face<\/em> and have writing credits on <em>Suits<\/em>, <em>Agents of SHIELD<\/em>, <em>Prodigal Son<\/em> and <em>Fringe<\/em>. They\u2019re also currently working on the <em>Scream 8<\/em> script.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:79.8%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Mitchell Haaseth<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful to be working with Craig, Karey, Simran and our partners at 20th and ABC on this exciting new chapter of <em>High Potential<\/em>,\u201d the Zuckermans said in a May 2026 statement. \u201cThe 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<p>They added: \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to climbing into the brilliant, bustling mind of Morgan Gillory and crafting intricate mysteries worthy of her genius.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"steve-howey-exits-after-season-2-finale\">Steve Howey Exits After Season 2 Finale<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Howey is out as a series regular. Howey joined <em>High Potential<\/em> in June 2025 on a one-year deal, playing new Major Crimes captain Nick Wagner. In the April 2026 season 2 finale, Wagner was shot and left bleeding \u2014 and Deadline confirmed the episode was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/why-is-steve-howey-leaving-high-potential-exit-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howey\u2019s last as a series regular<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kaitlin-olson-leads-a-mostly-returning-cast\">Kaitlin Olson Leads a Mostly Returning Cast<\/h2>\n<p>The good news for fans: most of the ensemble is coming back. Olson is set to return as Morgan, with <strong>Daniel Sunjata<\/strong> as Karadec, <strong>Javicia Leslie<\/strong> as Daphne, <strong>Deniz Akdeniz<\/strong> as Oz,<strong> Judy Reyes<\/strong> as Lieutenant Selena Soto, <strong>Amirah J<\/strong> as Ava, <strong>Matthew Lamb<\/strong> as Elliot and <strong>Taran Killam<\/strong> as Ludo Radovic.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/everything-to-know-about-high-potential-season-3-after-showrunner-and-cast-shakeups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Potential fans, buckle up \u2014 the hit ABC procedural is heading into season 3 with major changes both in front of and behind the camera. Between a new showrunner takeover, Steve Howey\u2019s exit as a series regular and lingering questions about Morgan Gillory\u2019s presumed-dead ex Roman, there\u2019s a lot to unpack before the Kaitlin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-251049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}