‘High Potential’ Boss Todd Harthan Lover Responses to Those Season 1 Cliffhangers

Note: This story contains spoilers from “High Potential” season 1, section 13.

The “High potential” Season 1 final Left viewers with more questions than answers, but Showrunner Todd Horthan promised to address these cliffhangers at the start of Season 2.

“We have a pretty healthy plan for how to start the season,” Harthan told TheWrap. “I think one of the big mistakes that show is (says) ‘oh, let’s put a pin in both of these cliffhangers and we’ll be coming to them later,’ … you are likely to satisfy One or the other, so the audience doesn’t do I get cursed. “

After Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), Karadec (Daniel Sujata) and the rest of LAPD spent season 1 final examining a game-occupied criminal, the mysterious suspect showed his game to Morgan who came face to face with her before warning . They will play again soon. After introducing this new serial murderous villain to “High Potential,” Harthan said his plan was to kick the season and “address it a little, find a healthy way to turn to other things and then get back to it when it makes sense. “

Season 1 final also leaves with Karadec, who tells Morgan that her ex -Roman is alive and that Karadec knows where he is, although viewers may not get to meet him as fast as they would hope with Harthan admits , that it is a “difficult” story to “come right.”

“(If) You bring it too heavily into the show’s fabric, too early, it overtakes the show and becomes something else,” said Harthan, “The promise in Season 2 is to answer some other big questions, but also elaborate on the mystery before we Really packing out too much or introducing someone too early.

Below, Harthan and Olson break down the high effort season 1 of “High Potential” and teases the next in Season 2.

TheWrap: Season 1 final really sets out ante. How did you start making it?

HARTHAN: Even before I officially got on board, I started thinking about cases and area codes that I thought could be fun to explore and one of the things was a serialized villain. What will be interesting about the villain in this show and why will it be challenging for Morgan and the team and make it feel different from the way other procedures have done it? I didn’t want T -Slide Course too close to what I had seen a lot of other procedures do. And then the second challenge was not to make it too dark and for the tip that it would suddenly feel like too wide and silly, and we will not ever get “criminal minds” dark or slip into, now we make an episode, that is reminiscent of “Se7en.” It goes the fine line and I thought this controlled all the necessary boxes.

Olson: We had the same sensitivity as we will do something that is unique and different, and it can be difficult to find that tone and get everyone on the same page. It is really fun to make an hour long procedural where there is still a lot of levity and light heart, and this character is like a real person. Finding out that balance together was great and I think it all culminated nicely in the final.

Were these cliffhangers already locked into the season 1 final before news of Season 2 Renewal?

HARTHAN: Yes, we felt relatively confident that people would show up for this one. I am a pessimist by nature – I don’t like to be over confidence – but I thought this show had a certain infectious quality that I thought would find enough of an audience that we would get it back. I didn’t think it would be so big to be honest.

Olson: I did! I am an optimist and he is a pessimist and we meet in a beautiful middle.

It felt reminiscent of the Yin Yang Killer -Episodes about “Psych.” Did you get any inspiration from there?

HARTHAN: I didn’t really think about it. James Roday Rodriguez, who was in “Psych” and is my best friend, came in and directed this episode and another. He brought it up and I was like, “Oh, I guess that is some overlap.” I think where we plan to take this so differently than that – I actually use “psych” as my example of something in the room that I go, “guys, this feels a little too ‘psych’ or too much overlap. Let’s go the other way.

We’ve seen tips here and there about Karadec’s feelings towards Morgan. How would you go ahead with this story?

HARTHAN: I love the partnership between Karadec and Morgan. I love the purity of those who have each other’s back and are supportive and more confidence when we get deeper in series. I also love that if they have a relationship with someone else that they want each other to be happy. There is no jealousy or rubbish or all that “will they, not” bull-t, which I find really hug. I think there is a freshness in this relationship that we will write to that will not fall into some of the similar traps or tropes from other shows.

Olson: I will never do anything I’ve seen a million times before, that said, the audience has seen it a million times because it works and they like it and they crave it. I already see it over my social media. People are so excited about when Morgan and Karadec meet. That’s what makes a good show try to find the place where we give you something unexpected but we also satisfy what you are looking for and you don’t want to look at a Very predictable story that you already know.

Kaitlin, how does Karadec affect a few more tips how to play their relationship?

Olson: I am excited to enter the writer’s room and have these conversations because it affects how both Daniel and I are performing. In a natural relationship you don’t really know what’s going on, and I think how we’ve built it is really nice. I think there’s a kind of brother-sister relationship there. There is a friendship there. Maybe someone is a little flirty, but it didn’t work. But then they back up like that just kind of life. Whatever we do, I just want to find it organic.

HARTHAN: There is something really exciting about, especially in success, of one or both of these people at a time that acknowledges whether it is for each other or anyone else that in some respects they have fallen in love with the other. But what do you love more? Do you love the idea of ​​crossing that line, or do you love the partnership more than the risk of it coming to it? We will always play with all these feelings and never take anything off the table. I might be notorious to slowly play these things just because I won’t leave anything interesting on the table by jumping the gun too fast.

These two last episodes also welcomed Jocko Sims. Will we also see him more next season?

HARTHAN: I love Jocko. He was a fun little pop at the end. In a season 2, now that we have our sea bone a little … you can really start bringing in some wonderful guest stars and serialized guest stars. We are a wonderful LA -Show. There are many talented people out there. We will have to plan and plan the season who knows it, but he is wonderful. This season there will be all kinds of opportunities for good guest stars.

What feedback comes to mind when planning season 2?

Olson: I’m excited to play with Morgan Vision. I don’t even know if it was targeted, but each episode Morgan visions are a little different or wildly different, and people really respond to it.

HARTHAN: I’m excited about it all. I’m just excited to be able to slow down and have conversations with everyone … We didn’t have time for really this season, just based on time, communication and just some of the hard lessons we learned.

Olson: Definitely exploring the relationship between characters more too – I want to know what’s going on with Soto’s life. A first season you really have to give the protagonist most of the heavy lifting, because it is the person you are interested in. I know people are happy to dig in all of our other wonderful actors and their characters’ background, So I think it will be really fun to do. I am really grateful that we have so many talented people who come together and find out what kind of show we want to make and really protect the unique tone because there is just something special about it.

Signing yourself against 13 or maybe 18/21 episodes for season 2?

HARTHAN: When you said 21, I don’t laugh, I immediately got nauseous. It’s a great sign of success, but I’ve made them and they’re scary. We don’t know yet – we just know we’re coming back. I always assume it will be in the 13 sweet place, and who knows after that? We hardly scraped the surface with this role -set tomb into the other characters in a meaningful way.

This interview is edited for clarity and length.

“High Potential” season 1 now streaming at Hulu.

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